CVE-2017-11506

Estado: ModificadaAlta (7.4)—
When linking a Nessus scanner or agent to Tenable.io or other manager, Nessus 6.x before 6.11 does not verify the manager's TLS certificate when making the initial outgoing connection. This could allow man-in-the-middle attacks.
CVSS

Versión: 3.0
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Puntuación base: 7.4
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)

Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.57%
Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 45
Fecha de la puntuación: 7/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)

Tenable — Nessus
CWE

CWE-295
Referencias

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