CVE-2026-33694 HIGH

CVE-2026-33694: Junction File Manipulation

Vendor Tenable, Inc.
Product Tenable Nessus, Tenable Nessus Agent
Weakness CWE-59
Published April 23, 2026
Last update April 24, 2026

CVSS base score

7.4/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:P

What the vulnerability does

01Description

This vulnerability allows an attacker to create a junction, enabling the deletion of arbitrary files with SYSTEM privileges. As a result, this condition potentially facilitates arbitrary code execution, whereby an attacker may exploit the vulnerability to execute malicious code with elevated SYSTEM privileges.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 23, 2026 CVE published
April 24, 2026 Record updated