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.
Published: 2025-03-21
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 Agent 10.8.3 to address these issues. The installation files can be obtained from the Tenable Downloads Portal ( https://www.tenable.com/downloads/nessus-agents ).

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-7246 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

Fri, 21 Mar 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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


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

Type Values Removed Values Added
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'}


Subscriptions

Tenable Nessus Agent
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: tenable

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-26T19:09:18.159Z

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 : Deferred

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

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

Link: CVE-2025-24915

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-07-12T15:26:13Z

Weaknesses