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CVE-2022-28291

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CVE-2022-28291

Published: Oct 17, 2022

Modified: May 13, 2025

PUBLISHED

Description

Insufficiently Protected Credentials: An authenticated user with debug privileges can retrieve stored Nessus policy credentials from the “nessusd” process in cleartext via process dumping. The affected products are all versions of Nessus Essentials and Professional. The vulnerability allows an attacker to access credentials stored in Nessus scanners, potentially compromising its customers’ network of assets.

VendorProductVersions

n/a

Nessus Professional

affected
Version 10.1.1

Weaknesses (CWE)

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