Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.131479
Category:	Privilege escalation
Title:	Tenable Nessus Agent Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (TNS-2025-02)
Summary:	Tenable Nessus Agent is prone to a privilege escalation; vulnerability.
Description:	Summary: Tenable Nessus Agent is prone to a privilege escalation vulnerability. Vulnerability Insight: Nessus Agent installed in a non-default location on a Windows host, does 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. Affected Software/OS: Tenable Nessus Agent prior to version 10.8.3. Solution: Update to version 10.8.3 or later. CVSS Score: 6.8 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2025-24915
Copyright	Copyright (C) 2025 Greenbone AG

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