Vulnerability in Tenable Nessus
CVE-2024-3289
When installing Nessus to a directory outside of the default location on a Windows host, Nessus versions prior to 10.7.3 did not enforce secure permissions for sub-directories. This could allow for local privilege escalation if users had n…
EPSS: 0.001 (27.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Tenable Nessus — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-3289?
- CVE-2024-3289 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tenable Nessus, classified under Improper Preservation of Permissions. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-05-17.
- How severe is CVE-2024-3289?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-3289 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.