CVE-2026-57587

A SQL injection vulnerability in Nessus allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker who controls reverse DNS records for a scanned host to inject malicious SQL into the scan results database, potentially enabling exfiltration of scan-result data.

CVSS v3 5.3 MEDIUM

5.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2026-17	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-06-25 15:16

Updated : 2026-06-26 16:47

NVD link : CVE-2026-57587

Mitre link : CVE-2026-57587

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-57587

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Products Affected

tenable

nessus

CWE

CWE-89

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

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