Vulnerability in Tenable Nessus
CVE-2024-3290
A race condition vulnerability exists where an authenticated, local attacker on a Windows Nessus host could modify installation parameters at installation time, which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code on the Nessus host
Vulnerability class: TOCTOU (Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use)
EPSS: 0.001 (24.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/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-2024-3290?
- CVE-2024-3290 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tenable Nessus, classified under Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2024-05-17.
- How severe is CVE-2024-3290?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-3290 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.