High severity7.0NVD Advisory· Published Mar 20, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-1141
CVE-2018-1141
Description
When installing Nessus to a directory outside of the default location, Nessus versions prior to 7.0.3 did not enforce secure permissions for sub-directories. This could allow for local privilege escalation if users had not secured the directories in the installation location.
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References
2- www.securitytracker.com/id/1040557nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.tenable.com/security/tns-2018-01nvdVendor Advisory
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