VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-11506

CVSS score7.4 HIGH
EPSS probability0.57%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-08-09
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-295: Improper Certificate Validation

Primary references