CVE-2007-4061 in the critical feed json
Directory traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in Nessus Vulnerability Scanner 3.0.6 allows remote attackers to create or o…
published 2007-07-30 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-4045
- cvss
- 9.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 11.2%
- EPSS 11.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in Nessus Vulnerability Scanner 3.0.6 allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the argument to the saveNessusRC method, which writes text specified by the addsetConfig method, possibly related to the SCANCTRL.ScanCtrlCtrl.1 ActiveX control in scan.dll. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by writing to a Startup folder.
Patch / fix
- nessus.org/news/ patch
- secunia.com/advisories/26243 advisory
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-4237)
- Published
Exploit prediction
11.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-4237 Nessus Vulnerability Scanner 3.0.6 - ActiveX Command Execution remote, 2007-07-27
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
References
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nessus.org
/news/
patch
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secunia.com
/advisories/26243
third-party-advisory, patch, vendor-advisory
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exploit-db.com
/exploits/4237
exploit
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/35641
vdb-entry
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securityfocus.com
/bid/25088
vdb-entry
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2007/2702
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2007-4061
- NVD CVE-2007-4061
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