CVE-2026-119317
On Linux, an authenticated, low-privileged Nessus user with scan-creation rights could read arbitrary text files on the scanner host with the privileges of the nessusd process by running a custom Unix compliance audit against the scanner itself.
Published:Oct 29, 2026
Last Modified:Oct 30, 2026
EPS:Oct 29, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00219
CVSS Score:6.5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Tenable
Product
Plugin Feed
Tenable
Plugin Feed
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
