Agent
by Tenable
CVEs (14)
| CVE | Vendor / Product | Sev | Risk | CVSS | EPSS | KEV | Published | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-36640 | Hig | 0.57 | 8.8 | 0.00 | Jan 13, 2026 | A vulnerability has been identified in the installation/uninstallation of the Nessus Agent Tray App on Windows Hosts which could lead to escalation of privileges. | ||
| CVE-2025-36633 | Hig | 0.57 | 8.8 | 0.00 | Jun 13, 2025 | In Tenable Agent versions prior to 10.8.5 on a Windows host, it was found that a non-administrative user could arbitrarily delete local system files with SYSTEM privilege, potentially leading to local privilege escalation. | ||
| CVE-2025-36631 | Hig | 0.55 | 8.4 | 0.00 | Jun 13, 2025 | 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. | ||
| CVE-2024-3292 | Hig | 0.53 | 8.2 | 0.00 | May 17, 2024 | A race condition vulnerability exists where an authenticated, local attacker on a Windows Nessus Agent host could modify installation parameters at installation time, which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code on the Nessus host. - CVE-2024-3292 | ||
| CVE-2025-36632 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Jun 16, 2025 | In Tenable Agent versions prior to 10.8.5 on a Windows host, it was found that a non-administrative user could execute code with SYSTEM privilege. | ||
| CVE-2025-24915 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Mar 21, 2025 | When installing Nessus Agent to a non-default location on a Windows host, Nessus Agent versions prior to 10.8.3 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… | ||
| CVE-2024-3291 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | May 17, 2024 | 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… | ||
| CVE-2020-5793 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.00 | Nov 5, 2020 | A vulnerability in Nessus versions 8.9.0 through 8.12.0 for Windows & Nessus Agent 8.0.0 and 8.1.0 for Windows could allow an authenticated local attacker to copy user-supplied files to a specially constructed path in a specifically named user directory. An attacker could… | ||
| CVE-2023-6178 | Med | 0.44 | 6.8 | 0.01 | Nov 20, 2023 | An arbitrary file write vulnerability exists where an authenticated attacker with privileges on the managing application could alter Nessus Rules variables to overwrite arbitrary files on the remote host, which could lead to a denial of service condition. | ||
| CVE-2023-5847 | Med | 0.44 | 6.7 | 0.00 | Nov 1, 2023 | Under certain conditions, a low privileged attacker could load a specially crafted file during installation or upgrade to escalate privileges on Windows and Linux hosts. | ||
| CVE-2021-20135 | Med | 0.44 | 6.7 | 0.00 | Nov 3, 2021 | Nessus versions 8.15.2 and earlier were found to contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability which could allow an authenticated, local administrator to run specific executables on the Nessus Agent host. Tenable has included a fix for this issue in Nessus 10.0.0. The… | ||
| CVE-2021-20118 | Med | 0.44 | 6.7 | 0.00 | Sep 9, 2021 | Nessus Agent 8.3.0 and earlier was found to contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability which could allow an authenticated, local administrator to run specific executables on the Nessus Agent host. This is different than CVE-2021-20117. | ||
| CVE-2021-20117 | Med | 0.44 | 6.7 | 0.00 | Sep 9, 2021 | Nessus Agent 8.3.0 and earlier was found to contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability which could allow an authenticated, local administrator to run specific executables on the Nessus Agent host. This is different than CVE-2021-20118. | ||
| CVE-2021-20106 | Med | 0.42 | 6.5 | 0.01 | Jul 21, 2021 | Nessus Agent versions 8.2.5 and earlier were found to contain a privilege escalation vulnerability which could allow a Nessus administrator user to upload a specially crafted file that could lead to gaining administrator privileges on the Nessus host. |
- risk 0.57cvss 8.8epss 0.00
A vulnerability has been identified in the installation/uninstallation of the Nessus Agent Tray App on Windows Hosts which could lead to escalation of privileges.
- risk 0.57cvss 8.8epss 0.00
In Tenable Agent versions prior to 10.8.5 on a Windows host, it was found that a non-administrative user could arbitrarily delete local system files with SYSTEM privilege, potentially leading to local privilege escalation.
- risk 0.55cvss 8.4epss 0.00
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.
- risk 0.53cvss 8.2epss 0.00
A race condition vulnerability exists where an authenticated, local attacker on a Windows Nessus Agent host could modify installation parameters at installation time, which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code on the Nessus host. - CVE-2024-3292
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
In Tenable Agent versions prior to 10.8.5 on a Windows host, it was found that a non-administrative user could execute code with SYSTEM privilege.
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
When installing Nessus Agent to a non-default location on a Windows host, Nessus Agent versions prior to 10.8.3 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…
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
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…
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00
A vulnerability in Nessus versions 8.9.0 through 8.12.0 for Windows & Nessus Agent 8.0.0 and 8.1.0 for Windows could allow an authenticated local attacker to copy user-supplied files to a specially constructed path in a specifically named user directory. An attacker could…
- risk 0.44cvss 6.8epss 0.01
An arbitrary file write vulnerability exists where an authenticated attacker with privileges on the managing application could alter Nessus Rules variables to overwrite arbitrary files on the remote host, which could lead to a denial of service condition.
- risk 0.44cvss 6.7epss 0.00
Under certain conditions, a low privileged attacker could load a specially crafted file during installation or upgrade to escalate privileges on Windows and Linux hosts.
- risk 0.44cvss 6.7epss 0.00
Nessus versions 8.15.2 and earlier were found to contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability which could allow an authenticated, local administrator to run specific executables on the Nessus Agent host. Tenable has included a fix for this issue in Nessus 10.0.0. The…
- risk 0.44cvss 6.7epss 0.00
Nessus Agent 8.3.0 and earlier was found to contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability which could allow an authenticated, local administrator to run specific executables on the Nessus Agent host. This is different than CVE-2021-20117.
- risk 0.44cvss 6.7epss 0.00
Nessus Agent 8.3.0 and earlier was found to contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability which could allow an authenticated, local administrator to run specific executables on the Nessus Agent host. This is different than CVE-2021-20118.
- risk 0.42cvss 6.5epss 0.01
Nessus Agent versions 8.2.5 and earlier were found to contain a privilege escalation vulnerability which could allow a Nessus administrator user to upload a specially crafted file that could lead to gaining administrator privileges on the Nessus host.