CVE-2025-36631

Published Jun 13, 2025

Last updated 10 days 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: Analyzed
Products: nessus_agent

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type: Primary
Base score: 7.8
Impact score: 5.9
Exploitability score: 1.8
Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: HIGH

Weaknesses

vulnreport@tenable.com: CWE-269
nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-noinfo

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

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            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "79C30967-5DED-4A20-897E-2142B9548579",
            "versionEndExcluding": "10.8.5"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      },
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": false,
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          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ],
    "operator": "AND"
  }
]

References

Sources include official advisories and independent security research.