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

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.