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.
History

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 23 May 2025 16:00:00 +0000

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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.
Title Improper Access Control leads to Local Priviledge Escalation
Weaknesses CWE-284
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: tenable

Published: 2025-05-23T15:46:02.459Z

Updated: 2025-05-28T03:56:01.067Z

Reserved: 2025-01-28T20:09:40.193Z

Link: CVE-2025-24916

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-05-23T16:02:34.920Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-05-23T16:15:24.997

Modified: 2025-05-28T14:58:52.920

Link: CVE-2025-24916

cve-icon Redhat

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