Vulnerability in Tenable Nessus Agent

CVE-2025-24915

When installing Nessus Agent to a non-default location on a Windows host, Nessus Agent versions prior to 10.8.3 did not enforce secure permissions for sub-directories.  This could allow for local privilege escalation if users had not secur…

EPSS: 0.001 (21.1th 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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-24915?
CVE-2025-24915 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tenable Nessus Agent, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-03-21.
How severe is CVE-2025-24915?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.