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CVE-2023-3252

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-3252 is an arbitrary file write vulnerability affecting Tenable Nessus. An authenticated administrator can manipulate logging variables to overwrite arbitrary files on the remote host, potentially causing a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), this vulnerability requires high privileges and network access but has a high impact on integrity and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 10.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 0, < 10.6.0CPE match
cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.8MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.3
Impact Score
4.0
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.60%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
45.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0060 is in the 44th percentile among its peer group of 3,566 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

tenable.com / security/tns-2023-29
Vendor Advisory