In Tenable Agent versions prior to 10.8.5 on a Windows host, it was found that a non-administrative user could overwrite arbitrary local system files with log content at SYSTEM privilege.
Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-18277 In Tenable Agent versions prior to 10.8.5 on a Windows host, it was found that a non-administrative user could overwrite arbitrary local system files with log content at SYSTEM privilege.
Fixes

Solution

Tenable has released Agent 10.8.5 to address these issues. The installation files can be obtained from the Tenable Downloads Portal: https://www.tenable.com/downloads/nessus-agents


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

History

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00013}

epss

{'score': 0.00015}


Fri, 13 Jun 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 13 Jun 2025 14:45:00 +0000

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Description In Tenable Agent versions prior to 10.8.5 on a Windows host, it was found that a non-administrative user could overwrite arbitrary local system files with log content at SYSTEM privilege.
Title Local Privilege Escalation
Weaknesses CWE-269
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: tenable

Published:

Updated: 2025-06-13T14:51:57.526Z

Reserved: 2025-04-15T21:50:46.277Z

Link: CVE-2025-36631

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-06-13T14:51:54.878Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-06-13T15:15:19.627

Modified: 2025-06-16T12:32:18.840

Link: CVE-2025-36631

cve-icon Redhat

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