CVE-2024-3289CWE-281

When installing Nessus to a directory outside of the default location on a Windows host, Nessus versions prior to 10.7.3 did not enforce secure permissions for…

High · published May 17, 2024

CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
7.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

When installing Nessus to a directory outside of the default location on a Windows host, Nessus versions prior to 10.7.3 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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00185 · 7.7th percentile
Weakness
CWE-281 · Improper Preservation of Permissions
Published
2024-05-17T16:50Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 17 MAY 16:50Z
    When installing Nessus to a directory outside of the default location on a Windows host, Nessus versions prior to 10.7.3 did not enforce secure permissions for…
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