Tenable Nessus up to 10.12.0 Scan sql injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Tenable Nessus up to 10.12.0. This impacts an unknown function of the component Scan Handler. Such manipulation leads to sql injection. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-57588. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Tenable Nessus up to 10.12.0 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Scan Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A SQL injection vulnerability in Nessus allows an attacker to craft a malicious scan result file that, when imported by a privileged user, injects malicious SQL into the scan results database, potentially enabling exfiltration of scan-result data.

The weakness was published by Tristan Madani. The advisory is available at tenable.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-57588 since 06/24/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1505 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 10.12.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Sql injection
CWE: CWE-89 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Nessus 10.12.1

Timelineinfo

06/24/2026 CVE reserved
06/25/2026 +1 days Advisory disclosed
06/25/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
06/25/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: tenable.com
Researcher: Tristan Madani
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-57588 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-57588
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-373910
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20091204

Entryinfo

Created: 06/25/2026 16:57
Changes: 06/25/2026 16:57 (79)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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