Where
-Infinity
0
Severity
9.4
Path Traversal
AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:U/RC:C

A path traversal vulnerability in Tenable Agent 11.2.0 and 11.1.3 and lower allows a privileged attacker to write arbitrary files outside the intended plugin directory, potentially leading to remote code execution.

First published (updated )
Severity
8.8
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

In Tenable Agent versions prior to 10.8.5 on a Windows host, it was found that a non-administrative user could arbitrarily delete local system files with SYSTEM privilege, potentially leading to local privilege escalation.

Remedy

Tenable has released Agent 10.8.5 to address these issues. The installation files can be obtained from the Tenable Downloads Portal: https://www.tenable.com/downloads/nessus-agents
First published (updated )

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