Tenable Agent up to 10.8.4 on Windows default permission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Tenable Agent up to 10.8.4 on Windows. It has been declared as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. Such manipulation leads to default permission. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-36632. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Tenable Agent up to 10.8.4 on Windows. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a default permission vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-276. During installation, installed file permissions are set to allow anyone to modify those files. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In Tenable Agent versions prior to 10.8.5 on a Windows host, it was found that a non-administrative user could execute code with SYSTEM privilege.

The advisory is shared for download at tenable.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-36632 since 04/15/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1222.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 238433 (Tenable Nessus Agent < 10.8.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (TNS-2025-11) (Windows)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 10.8.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (238433) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-18396). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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CNA Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Default permission
CWE: CWE-276 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 238433
Nessus Name: Tenable Nessus Agent < 10.8.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (TNS-2025-11) (Windows)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Agent 10.8.5

Timelineinfo

04/15/2025 CVE reserved
06/16/2025 +62 days Advisory disclosed
06/16/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/22/2025 +128 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: tenable.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-36632 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-36632
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-312668
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/16/2025 17:00
Updated: 10/22/2025 04:09
Changes: 06/16/2025 17:00 (64), 06/16/2025 17:11 (1), 06/16/2025 17:31 (2), 10/22/2025 04:09 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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