CVE-2025-36633

Local Privilege Escalation

Published Jun 13, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

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

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-18279 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.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Microsoft
Microsoft windows
Tenable
Tenable nessus Agent
Weaknesses NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Microsoft
Microsoft windows
Tenable
Tenable nessus Agent
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 9e-05}

epss

{'score': 0.0001}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title Local Privilege Escalation
Weaknesses CWE-269
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
tenable
Published
Updated
Feb 26, 2026, 5:50 PM
Reserved
Apr 15, 2025, 9:50 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jun 13, 2025, 3:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 9:14 AM