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Tenable Nessus Agent SEoL (8.1.x)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 182312

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Synopsis

An unsupported version of Tenable Nessus Agent is installed on the remote host.

Description

According to its version, Tenable Nessus Agent is 8.1.x. It is, therefore, no longer maintained by its vendor or provider.

Lack of support implies that no new security patches for the product will be released by the vendor. As a result, it may contain security vulnerabilities.

Solution

Upgrade to a version of Tenable Nessus Agent that is currently supported.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?e7570286

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 182312

File Name: nessus_agent_8_1_seol.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 9/29/2023

Updated: 11/2/2023

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS Score Rationale: Tenable standard unsupported software score.

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: manual

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:tenable:nessus_agent

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Tenable Nessus Agent