description: Insufficiently Protected Credentials: An authenticated user with debug privileges can retrieve stored Nessus policy credentials from the “nessusd” process in cleartext via process dumping. The affected products are all versions of Nessus Essentials and Professional. The vulnerability allows an attacker to access credentials stored in Nessus scanners, potentially compromising its customers’ network of assets.
problem types: CWE-522
affected:
{
vendor: n/a
product: Nessus Professional
versions:
version: Version 10.1.1, status: affected
}