{
    "id": "CVE-2007-4061",
    "published": "2007-07-30 17:30:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:43:19",
    "cvss_score": "9.3",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
    "cwe": null,
    "description": "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.11178",
    "epss_percentile": "0.95836",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-03 18:17:07",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "nessus",
            "product": "vulnerability_scanner"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "4237",
            "title": "Nessus Vulnerability Scanner 3.0.6 - ActiveX Command Execution",
            "date": "2007-07-27",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4237"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/26243",
        "http://www.nessus.org/news/",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25088",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2702",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35641",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4237",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/26243",
        "http://www.nessus.org/news/",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25088",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2702",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35641",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4237"
    ]
}