Synopsis
Nessus contains a race condition in the Malicious Process Detection plugin that leads to unauthorized privileges being gained. The issue is due to the plugin creating a binary with a static name in the temporary folder. Once Nessus has started a scan, a low-level user may overwrite this binary, and it will be executed upon reboot of the device. This may allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges.
Solution
Tenable has released an updated version of the affected plugin (59275) to address this issue. Customers will automatically receive the update in the routine daily plugin update.
Additional References
https://discussions.nessus.org/thread/7195https://www.nccgroup.com/en/learning-and-research-centre/technical-advisories/nessus-authenticated-scan-local-privilege-escalation/
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