Improper Access Control leads to Local Priviledge Escalation
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Tenable | Network Monitor | affected |
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Configuration 1 [-]
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Vendor Solution
Tenable has released Tenable Network Monitor 6.5.1 to address these issues. The installation files can be obtained from the Tenable Downloads Portal ( https://www.tenable.com/downloads/nessus-network-monitor https://www.tenable.com/downloads/nessus-network-monitor ).
| Source | ID | Title |
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EUVD |
EUVD-2025-16336 | 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. |
No CVSS v4.0
No CVSS v3.0
No CVSS v2
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.156% probability within 30 days)
| Link | Providers |
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| https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2025-10 |
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| First Time appeared |
Microsoft
Microsoft windows Tenable Tenable nessus Network Monitor |
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| Weaknesses | NVD-CWE-noinfo | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus_network_monitor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| Vendors & Products |
Microsoft
Microsoft windows Tenable Tenable nessus Network Monitor |
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| Metrics |
ssvc
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| Description | 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. | |
| Title | Improper Access Control leads to Local Priviledge Escalation | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-284 | |
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| Metrics |
cvssV3_1
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