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Medium severity6.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 20, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2023-6178

CVE-2023-6178

Description

An arbitrary file write vulnerability exists where an authenticated attacker with privileges on the managing application could alter Nessus Rules variables to overwrite arbitrary files on the remote host, which could lead to a denial of service condition.

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Affected products

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  • Tenable/Nessus2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <10.4.4
    • (no CPE)
  • Tenable/Agentcpe-rescue
    Range: 0

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