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TI-2025-24922 Aliases CVE-2025-36633GHSA-q73h-3589-jxx7

Local privilege escalation in Tenable Agent

Priority LOW 39CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

In Tenable Agent versions prior to 10.8.5 on a Windows host, it was found that a non-administrative user could arbitrarily delete local system files with SYSTEM privilege, potentially leading to local privilege escalation.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00183 7th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Agent (Tenable): 10.8.5

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
TenableAgentbefore 10.8.510.8.5Patch availableCNA
  • Agent VendorTenable Affected before 10.8.5 Fixed in 10.8.5 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 10.8.5VulnerableTenable
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 10.8.5 Vulnerable ·Tenable
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Agent (Tenable) Fixed in 10.8.5

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Release ·

    Tenable Agent 10.8.5

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2025-24920 Local privilege escalation in Tenable AgentPriority LOW 38
    Show all 2 records →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-36633
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q73h-3589-jxx7

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2021-02414 CA certificate check bypass with X509_V_FLAG_X509_STRICT CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.4
  • TI-2026-12849 Tenable Agent Path Traversal Leading to Remote Code Execution CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2025-24920 Local privilege escalation in Tenable Agent CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2019-12154 In SQLite through 3.29.0, whereLoopAddBtreeIndex in sqlite3.c can crash a browser or… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2025-24921 Local privilege escalation in Tenable Agent CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2023-05383 Improper privilege management in Tenable Nessus CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
See all 12 →

Sources

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