Security readout for executives and security teams
This is an old local privilege-escalation issue in the Nessus user-management helper. A user already on the affected host may be able to gain higher privileges if the script runs with TMPDIR unset. Business urgency depends on whether legacy Nessus 2.0.11 or earlier remains installed. Exposure is most likely on legacy systems that still run Nessus 2.0.11 or possibly earlier and allow local users to execute or influence nessus-adduser. Modern Tenable/Nessus deployments are not identified in the provided sources. Treat this as a targeted legacy-system cleanup item, not a broad internet emergency. Prioritize hosts where old Nessus versions coexist with untrusted local users, shared administration access, or sensitive scanning credentials. Mitigation focus: Inventory Nessus installations and identify any version 2.0.11 or earlier.; Check vendor, Gentoo, or distribution guidance for the fixed package path.; Replace unsupported legacy Nessus builds with a supported release..
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- nessus-adduser-race-condition(16768)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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