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High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published May 17, 2024· Updated Apr 15, 2026

CVE-2024-3291

CVE-2024-3291

Description

When installing Nessus Agent to a directory outside of the default location on a Windows host, Nessus Agent versions prior to 10.6.4 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.

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