CVE-2024-3291 Privilege Escalation

2024-05-1716:59:56

CWE-281

tenable

www.cve.org

cve-2024-3291

nessus agent

privilege escalation

windows

secure permissions

sub-directories

7.8 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

7.9 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

9.0%

JSON

When installing Nessus Agent to a directory outside of the default location on a Windows host, Nessus Agent versions prior to 10.6.4 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.

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "defaultStatus": "affected",
    "platforms": [
      "Windows"
    ],
    "product": "Nessus Agent",
    "vendor": "Tenable",
    "versions": [
      {
        "lessThan": "10.6.4",
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "0",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ]
  }
]