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CVE-2023-6178

An arbitrary file write vulnerability exists where an authenticated attacker with privileges on the managing application could alter…

Medium6.8EPSS 0.83%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
tenable

Description

An arbitrary file write vulnerability exists where an authenticated attacker with privileges on the managing application could alter Nessus Rules variables to overwrite arbitrary files on the remote host, which could lead to a denial of service condition.

Timeline

  1. ID reserved

    By tenable

  2. · 4 days later

    Published

  3. · 9 months later

    Record updated

Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2023-6178, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
tenableCNA (assigner)3.1Medium6.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVDNVD · Modified3.1Medium6.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
0.83% · top 42% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.

Weakness

Affected products

References (1)

Sources

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