The SCANCTRL.ScanCtrlCtrl.1 ActiveX control in scan.dll in Nessus Vulnerability Scanner 3.0.6 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files via unspecified vectors involving the deleteNessusRC method, probably a directory traversal vulnerability.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-4062 is rated High Exploit Risk (78.2/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.41%). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4237 | exploit_db | edb | 2007-07-27 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-03-18 | 3.54% | 4.41% | +0.87% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 2.73% | 3.54% | +0.81% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 2.73% | — |
Full EPSS history (10 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.8 | 2.0 | HIGH |
|
8.6 | 7.8 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| nessus | vulnerability_scanner | 3.0.6 | cpe:2.3:a:nessus:vulnerability_scanner:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/26243 | Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.nessus.org/news/ | Patch |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25088 | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35641 |