Description
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.
Published: 2024-05-17
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Tenable has released Nessus 10.7.3 to address these issues. The installation files can be obtained from the Tenable Downloads Portal ( https://www.tenable.com/downloads/nessus ).

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-31879 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.
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: tenable

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-01T20:05:08.242Z

Reserved: 2024-04-03T21:03:11.124Z

Link: CVE-2024-3289

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-01T20:05:08.242Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2024-05-17T17:15:07.310

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2024-3289

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Updated: 2025-07-12T22:31:13Z

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