CVE-2022-4313Network attack vector

Authenticated command execution via unvalidated audit variables

Published Mar 15, 2023 · Updated Feb 27, 2025

Command injection in Tenable.io, Tenable.sc, and Nessus plugin feed 202212081951 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to run commands. Built-in audit policies accept modified scan-variable values without enforcing their declared variable types and incorporate them into commands sent to credentialed scan targets. A Scan Policy Configuration role and a credentialed target are required, allowing arbitrary commands with the scan credential's target-side privileges.

CVSS severity9.1
Critical
EPSS probability1.24%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Command injection in Tenable.io, Tenable.sc, and Nessus plugin feed 202212081951 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to run commands. Built-in audit policies accept modified scan-variable values without enforcing their declared variable types and incorporate them into commands sent to credentialed scan targets. A Scan Policy Configuration role and a credentialed target are required, allowing arbitrary commands with the scan credential's target-side privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-4313
Published
Mar 15, 2023
Updated
Feb 27, 2025
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-427, T1059
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 15, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 27, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

8.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.1TenableCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.2TenableCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
8.8CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-427Uncontrolled Search Path Element
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

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