CVE-2025-24914 HIGH

CVE-2025-24914: Local Priviledge Escalation

Vendor Tenable
Product Nessus
Weakness CWE-276
Published April 18, 2025
Last update February 26, 2026
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CVSS base score

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

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 18, 2025 CVE published
February 26, 2026 Record updated