CVE-2007-4062
The SCANCTRL.ScanCtrlCtrl.1 ActiveX control in scan.dll in Nessus Vulnerability Scanner 3.0.6...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2007-4062- CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2007-4062- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-4046 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2007-4046- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cxp3-m897-wfvf No score
The SCANCTRL.ScanCtrlCtrl.1 ActiveX control in scan.dll in Nessus Vulnerability Scanner 3.0.6...
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.
- Record
GHSA-cxp3-m897-wfvf- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Nessus Vulnerability Scanner 3.0.6 - ActiveX Command Execution | 2007-07-27 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| aliases, exploits, facts, references, title | Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2007-4062 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Nessus Vulnerability Scanner, published July 30, 2007. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.11%, the 81st percentile. No source names a fixed version.