CVE-2025-24916

Published May 23, 2025

Last updated 2 months ago

Overview

Description
When installing Tenable Network Monitor to a non-default location on a Windows host, Tenable Network Monitor versions prior to 6.5.1 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.
Source
vulnreport@tenable.com
NVD status
Awaiting Analysis

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Secondary
Base score
7
Impact score
5.9
Exploitability score
1
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity
HIGH

Weaknesses

vulnreport@tenable.com
CWE-284

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

References

Sources include official advisories and independent security research.