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CVE-2025-36631

Local Privilege Escalation

Published: Jun 13, 2025Updated: Oct 23, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-269
NVD MITRE
8.4CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 94.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

In Tenable Agent 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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:CC:NI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-269NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

nessus agenttenable
AgentTenable

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2025-11
tenable.com

Timeline

Published
Jun 13, 2025
Last Updated
Oct 23, 2025

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