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.
History

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Metrics ssvc

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


Fri, 21 Mar 2025 14:30:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Weaknesses CWE-276
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: tenable

Published:

Updated: 2025-03-22T03:55:49.242Z

Reserved: 2025-01-28T20:09:40.193Z

Link: CVE-2025-24915

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-03-21T15:22:09.368Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-03-21T15:15:42.020

Modified: 2025-03-21T15:15:42.020

Link: CVE-2025-24915

cve-icon Redhat

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