CVE-2025-36633

In Tenable Agent versions prior to 10.8.5 on a Windows host, it was found that a non-administrative user could arbitrarily delete local system files with SYSTEM privilege, potentially leading to local privilege escalation.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.0 / Impact : 6.0

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2025-11	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

23 Oct 2025, 16:00

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2025-11 -~~	() https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2025-11 - Vendor Advisory
CWE		NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus_agent:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::*
First Time		Tenable Microsoft windows Microsoft Tenable nessus Agent

16 Jun 2025, 12:32

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-06-13 15:15

Updated : 2025-10-23 16:00

NVD link : CVE-2025-36633

Mitre link : CVE-2025-36633

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-36633

JSON object : View

Products Affected

tenable

nessus_agent

microsoft

windows

CWE

CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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