Severity
7.8HIGH
EPSS
0.1%
top 71.70%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedMay 17
Description
When installing Nessus to a directory outside of the default location on a Windows host, Nessus versions prior to 10.7.3 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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9
Affected Packages1 packages
🔴Vulnerability Details
2CVEList▶
CVE-2024-3289: When installing Nessus to a directory outside of the default location on a Windows host, Nessus versions prior to 10↗2024-05-17
GHSA▶
GHSA-92vm-p8p9-g4x5: When installing Nessus to a directory outside of the default location on a Windows host, Nessus versions prior to 10↗2024-05-17