CVE-2025-36631

Published Jun 13, 2025

Last updated 12 hours ago

Tenable Agent

Overview

AI description

Automated description summarized from trusted sources.

CVE-2025-36631 is a vulnerability found in Tenable Agent versions prior to 10.8.5 on Windows. It stems from an improper privilege management issue. A non-administrative user could exploit this vulnerability to overwrite arbitrary local system files with log content while operating at SYSTEM privilege. This vulnerability could allow a local, non-administrative user to gain elevated privileges on the system. Tenable has released version 10.8.5 of the agent to address this and other vulnerabilities.

Description: In Tenable Agent versions prior to 10.8.5 on a Windows host, it was found that a non-administrative user could overwrite arbitrary local system files with log content at SYSTEM privilege.
Source: vulnreport@tenable.com
NVD status: Awaiting Analysis

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type: Secondary
Base score: 8.4
Impact score: 5.8
Exploitability score: 2
Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
Severity: HIGH

Weaknesses

vulnreport@tenable.com: CWE-269

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Hype score: 4

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