What is CVE-2024-3291?

CVE-2024-3291 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tenable Nessus Agent, classified under Improper Preservation of Permissions. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-05-17.

How severe is CVE-2024-3291?

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

Is CVE-2024-3291 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Tenable Nessus Agent

CVE-2024-3291

When installing Nessus Agent to a directory outside of the default location on a Windows host, Nessus Agent versions prior to 10.6.4 did not enforce secure permissions for sub-directories. This could allow for local privilege escalation if…

EPSS: 0.000 (12.9th 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 Agent — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-281 — Improper Preservation of Permissions

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

www.tenable.com/security/tns-2024-09

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-3291?: CVE-2024-3291 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tenable Nessus Agent, classified under Improper Preservation of Permissions. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-05-17.
How severe is CVE-2024-3291?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-3291 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.