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.
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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 | |
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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

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

Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2025-05-23T16:15:24.997
Modified: 2025-05-28T14:58:52.920
Link: CVE-2025-24916

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