VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2025-24915

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.19%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2025-03-21
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • vulnreport@tenable.com: CWE-276

Primary references