Nessus is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability.
A local attacker may exploit this issue to gain elevated administrative privileges on the affected system.
Nessus 6.10.0 through 6.10.4 are vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.
Information
Nessus Nessus 6.10.3
References:
- Nessus Homepage (Tenable Network Security)
- [R3] Nessus 6.10.5 Fixes Two Vulnerabilities (Tenable)