What is CVE-2024-2390?

CVE-2024-2390 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tenable Nessus, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-03-18.

How severe is CVE-2024-2390?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-2390 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Privilege escalation in Tenable Nessus

CVE-2024-2390

As a part of Tenable’s vulnerability disclosure program, a vulnerability in a Nessus plugin was identified and reported. This vulnerability could allow a malicious actor with sufficient permissions on a scan target to place a binary in a…

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.001 (21.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Tenable Nessus — versions 0
Tenable Nessus Agent — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.tenable.com/security/tns-2024-05

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-2390?: CVE-2024-2390 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tenable Nessus, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-03-18.
How severe is CVE-2024-2390?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-2390 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.