CVE-2024-2390 HIGH

CVE-2024-2390: Local Privilege Escalation

Vendor Tenable
Product Nessus Agent
Weakness CWE-269
Published March 18, 2024
Last update August 21, 2024

CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

As a part of Tenable’s vulnerability disclosure program, a vulnerability in a Nessus plugin was identified and reported. This vulnerability could allow a malicious actor with sufficient permissions on a scan target to place a binary in a specific filesystem location, and abuse the impacted plugin in order to escalate privileges.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 18, 2024 CVE published
August 21, 2024 Record updated