VulnerabilityDeferred

CVE-2024-3289

This could allow for local privilege escalation if users had not secured the directories in the non-default installation location.

HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.18%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.18%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

When installing Nessus to a directory outside of the default location on a Windows host, Nessus versions prior to 10.7.3 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.

CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.18% probability · 8th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-281
Source: vulnreport@tenable.com

References

https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2024-08
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2024-08

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.