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CVE-2025-24914

High

Description

When installing Nessus to a non-default location on a Windows host, Nessus versions prior to 10.8.4 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. - CVE-2025-24914

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductNessus
PublishedApr 18, 2025
First seenApr 18, 2025
Weakness typeCWE-276CWE-276

How to fix

Update
  • Tenable Nessus10.8.4 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
Tenable Nessusv < 10.8.410.8.4

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