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CVE-2025-24914

This could allow for local privilege escalation if users had not secured the directories in the non-default installation location. - CVE-2025-24914

HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.15%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.15%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

When installing Nessus to a non-default location on a Windows host, Nessus versions prior to 10.8.4 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. - CVE-2025-24914

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: 0.15% probability · 4th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-276
Source: vulnreport@tenable.com

References

https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2025-05

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