What is CVE-2025-24916?

CVE-2025-24916 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2025-05-23.

How severe is CVE-2025-24916?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2025-24916

When installing Tenable Network Monitor to a non-default location on a Windows host, Tenable Network Monitor versions prior to 6.5.1 did not enforce secure permissions for sub-directories. This could allow for local privilege escalation if users had not secured the directories in the non-default installation location.

EPSS: 0.001 (3.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows
Tenable Nessus_network_monitor
Tenable Network Monitor — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

vulnreport@tenable.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-24916?: CVE-2025-24916 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2025-05-23.
How severe is CVE-2025-24916?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.