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CVE-2004-2722

Status: ModifiedLow (2.1)—

Nessus 2.0.10a stores account passwords in plaintext in .nessusrc files, which allows local users to obtain passwords. NOTE: the original researcher reports that the vendor has disputed this issue

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Nessus — Nessus

CWEs

References

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