Directory traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in Nessus Vulnerability Scanner 3.0.6 allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .
Published Jul 30, 2007
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 11.18%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in Nessus Vulnerability Scanner 3.0.6 allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the argument to the saveNessusRC method, which writes text specified by the addsetConfig method, possibly related to the SCANCTRL.ScanCtrlCtrl.1 ActiveX control in scan.dll. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by writing to a Startup folder.
Affected products
No data.
- 3.0.6
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 11.18% (0.11178) | 95.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 11.18% (0.11178) | 95.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 10.62% (0.10617) | 92.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 19.46% (0.19464) | 92.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 10.62% (0.10617) | 92.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 15.68% (0.15675) | 95.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 8.46% (0.08461) | 94.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 18, 2024 | 14.14% (0.14137) | 95.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 1, 2024 | 13.71% (0.13713) | 95.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 5, 2023 | 15.41% (0.15414) | 95.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 14.44% (0.14444) | 94.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 13.75% (0.13751) | 94.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.78% (0.07777) | 93.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.78% (0.07777) | 92.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.78% (0.07777) | 81.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26243 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.nessus.org/news/ x_refsource_MISCPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25088 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2702 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35641 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4237 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/26243 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.nessus.org/news/ | x_refsource_MISCPatch | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25088 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2702 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35641 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4237 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
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