The SCANCTRL.ScanCtrlCtrl.1 ActiveX control in scan.dll in Nessus Vulnerability Scanner 3.0.6 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files via unspecified vectors involving the deleteNessusRC method, probably a directory traversal vulnerability
Published Jul 30, 2007
7.8
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.11%
Description
The SCANCTRL.ScanCtrlCtrl.1 ActiveX control in scan.dll in Nessus Vulnerability Scanner 3.0.6 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files via unspecified vectors involving the deleteNessusRC method, probably a directory traversal vulnerability.
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:N/I:P/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 3, 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 3, 2026 | 2.11% (0.02113) | 81.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.11% (0.02113) | 79.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.54% (0.03540) | 86.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 1.86% (0.01861) | 88.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 2, 2024 | 0.33% (0.00325) | 70.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.28% (0.00280) | 68.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 9, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00319) | 69.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.31% (0.00306) | 69.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 1, 2024 | 0.31% (0.00306) | 66.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 24, 2023 | 0.36% (0.00359) | 69.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.34% (0.00341) | 66.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (4)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26243 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.nessus.org/news/ x_refsource_MISCPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25088 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35641 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/26243 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.nessus.org/news/ | x_refsource_MISCPatch | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25088 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35641 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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