Nessus 8.5.2 and earlier on Windows platforms were found to contain an issue where certain system files could be overwritten arbitrarily, potentially creating a denial of service condition
Published Aug 15, 2019
8.1
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.84%
Description
Nessus 8.5.2 and earlier on Windows platforms were found to contain an issue where certain system files could be overwritten arbitrarily, potentially creating a denial of service condition.
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product Tenable Nessus Defaultn/a
- Version All versions prior to 8.6.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Tenable Nessus | n/a |
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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.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/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 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.84% (0.01843) | 78.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.82% (0.01818) | 75.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.54% (0.00541) | 65.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00081) | 36.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00081) | 35.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00081) | 33.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.50% (0.04499) | 74.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 21.08% (0.21078) | 94.43th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 21.08% (0.21078) | 94.37th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 5.62% (0.05618) | 88.96th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 5.62% (0.05618) | 0.00th | v1 |
No CWE recorded.
References (1)
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2019-05 x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2019-05 | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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