Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 23, 2025· Updated Feb 26, 2026
Improper Access Control leads to Local Priviledge Escalation
CVE-2025-24916
Description
When installing Tenable Network Monitor to a non-default location on a Windows host, Tenable Network Monitor versions prior to 6.5.1 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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Affected products
2<6.5.1+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <6.5.1
- (no CPE)range: 0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
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