CVE-2025-24915

Published Mar 21, 2025

Last updated 14 days ago

Overview

Description
When installing Nessus Agent to a non-default location on a Windows host, Nessus Agent versions prior to 10.8.3 did not enforce secure permissions for sub-directories.  This could allow for local privilege escalation if users had not secured the directories in the non-default installation location.
Source
vulnreport@tenable.com
NVD status
Received

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Secondary
Base score
7.8
Impact score
5.9
Exploitability score
1.8
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity
HIGH

Weaknesses

vulnreport@tenable.com
CWE-276

Social media

Hype score
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