CVE-2025-36631
HIGHTenable Nessus Agent < 10.8.5 - Privilege Escalation via Log File Overwrite
Title source: llmDescription
In Tenable Agent versions prior to 10.8.5 on a Windows host, it was found that a non-administrative user could overwrite arbitrary local system files with log content at SYSTEM privilege.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2025-11
Scores
CVSS v3
8.4
EPSS
0.0007
EPSS Percentile
20.3%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-269
Status
published
Products (1)
tenable/nessus_agent
< 10.8.5
Published
Jun 13, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026