Vulnerability · Published Oct 29, 2026 · Assigned by tenable
CVE-2026-119317Incorrect Authorization
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity improper access control in Plugin Feed from Tenable, Inc.. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 13% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 87.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
On Linux, an authenticated, low-privileged Nessus user with scan-creation rights could read arbitrary text files on the scanner host with the privileges of the nessusd process by running a custom Unix compliance audit against the scanner itself.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Tenable, Inc. | Plugin Feed | 0 – before 202610282338 |
Weakness: CWE-284 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N