CVE-2025-24915CWE-276

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…

High · published March 21, 2025

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

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.

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
0.00187 · 7.8th percentile
Weakness
CWE-276 · Incorrect Default Permissions
Published
2025-03-21T14:13Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 21 MAR 14:13Z
    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…
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