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TI-2024-03087 Aliases CVE-2024-3292GHSA-xrfx-97x9-43cq

Race condition in Tenable Nessus Agent

Priority LOW 37CWE-367Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

A race condition vulnerability exists where an authenticated, local attacker on a Windows Nessus Agent host could modify installation parameters at installation time, which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code on the Nessus host. - CVE-2024-3292

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00169 6th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Nessus Agent (Tenable): 10.6.4

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
TenableNessus Agentbefore 10.6.410.6.4Patch availableCNA
  • Nessus Agent VendorTenable Affected before 10.6.4 Fixed in 10.6.4 Patch available CNA

CPE names CISA-ADP · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Tenable
  • cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Tenable

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Nessus Agent (Tenable) Fixed in 10.6.4

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Tenable Nessus Agent 10.6.4

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2024-03086 Privilege escalation in Tenable Nessus AgentPriority LOW 35
    Show all 2 records →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-3292
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xrfx-97x9-43cq

References

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  • TI-2021-02645 SM2 Decryption Buffer Overflow CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-08897 Potential XSS vulnerability in jQuery KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2021-20274 Possible buffer overflow when parsing multipart content in mod_lua of Apache HTTP Server 2.4.51 and earlier CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-00687 Infinite loop in BN_mod_sqrt() reachable when parsing certificates CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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