Local Privilege Escalation
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
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| Tenable | Nessus | affected |
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Configuration 1 [-]
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No data.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
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| Tenable | Nessus | — |
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
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
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. |
No CVSS v4.0
No CVSS v3.0
No CVSS v2
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.187% probability within 30 days)
| Link | Providers |
|---|---|
| https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2025-13 |
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| First Time appeared |
Microsoft
Microsoft windows |
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| Weaknesses | NVD-CWE-noinfo | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| Vendors & Products |
Microsoft
Microsoft windows |
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| Metrics |
ssvc
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| 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 |
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| Metrics |
cvssV3_1
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