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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2004· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2004-2722

CVE-2004-2722

Description

Nessus 2.0.10a stores account passwords in plaintext in .nessusrc files, which allows local users to obtain passwords. NOTE: the original researcher reports that the vendor has disputed this issue

Affected products

2
  • Tenable/Nessus2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:nessus:nessus:2.0.10a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:nessus:nessus:2.0.10a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: =2.0.10a

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

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