CVE-2025-36630

Local Privilege Escalation

Published Jul 1, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 8.4 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In Tenable Nessus versions prior to 10.8.5 on a Windows host, it was found that a non-administrative user could overwrite arbitrary local system files with log content at SYSTEM privilege.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Tenable has released Nessus 10.8.5 and Nessus 10.9.0 to address these issues. The installation files can be obtained from the Tenable Downloads Portal: https://www.tenable.com/downloads/nessus

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-27853 In Tenable Nessus versions prior to 10.8.5 on a Windows host, it was found that a non-administrative user could overwrite arbitrary local system files with log content at SYSTEM privilege.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Microsoft
Microsoft windows
Weaknesses NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Microsoft
Microsoft windows
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In Tenable Nessus versions prior to 10.8.5 on a Windows host, it was found that a non-administrative user could overwrite arbitrary local system files with log content at SYSTEM privilege.
Title Local Privilege Escalation
Weaknesses CWE-269
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
tenable
Published
Updated
Jul 2, 2025, 1:24 PM
Reserved
Apr 15, 2025, 9:50 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jul 2, 2025, 12:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 9:14 AM