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TI-2025-18616 Aliases CVE-2025-24915GHSA-x7rr-8x5p-q75q

Incorrect default permissions in Tenable Nessus Agent

Priority LOW 35CWE-276Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
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

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00187 8th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Nessus Agent (Tenable): 10.8.3

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 10.8.310.8.3Patch availableCNA
  • Nessus Agent VendorTenable Affected before 10.8.3 Fixed in 10.8.3 Patch available CNA

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Nessus Agent (Tenable) Fixed in 10.8.3

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-24915
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x7rr-8x5p-q75q

References

Other 1

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  • TI-2021-17490 mod_proxy SSRF KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
  • 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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