Local Priviledge Escalation
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
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| Tenable | Nessus | affected |
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| Vendor | Product | Versions |
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| Tenable | Nessus | — |
Vendor Solution
Tenable has released Nessus 10.8.4 to address these issues. The installation files can be obtained from the Tenable Downloads Portal: https://www.tenable.com/downloads/nessus https://www.tenable.com/downloads/nessus
| Source | ID | Title |
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EUVD |
EUVD-2025-11906 | When installing Nessus to a non-default location on a Windows host, Nessus versions prior to 10.8.4 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. - CVE-2025-24914 |
No CVSS v4.0
No CVSS v3.0
No CVSS v2
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.156% probability within 30 days)
| Link | Providers |
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| https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2025-05 |
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| Metrics |
ssvc
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | When installing Nessus to a non-default location on a Windows host, Nessus versions prior to 10.8.4 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. - CVE-2025-24914 | |
| Title | Local Priviledge Escalation | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-276 | |
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| Metrics |
cvssV3_1
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Incorrect Default Permissions