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High severity7.0NVD Advisory· Published May 23, 2025· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2025-24916

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

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  • Tenable/Nessus Network Monitor3 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus_network_monitor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus_network_monitor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <6.5.1
    • (no CPE)range: <6.5.1
    • (no CPE)range: 0

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