Tenable Nessus up to 10.8.4 on Windows privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Tenable Nessus up to 10.8.4 on Windows. This issue affects some unknown processing. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-36630. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Tenable Nessus up to 10.8.4 on Windows. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In Tenable Nessus versions prior to 10.8.5 on a Windows host, it was found that a non-administrative user could overwrite arbitrary local system files with log content at SYSTEM privilege.

The weakness was presented by Rishad Sheikh. The advisory is shared at tenable.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-36630 since 04/15/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 241371 (Tenable Nessus <= 10.8.4 File Overwrite (TNS-2025-13)), 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 vulnerability database at Tenable (241371). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.2
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NVD Base Score: 7.1
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CNA Base Score: 8.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 241371
Nessus Name: Tenable Nessus <= 10.8.4 File Overwrite (TNS-2025-13)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Nessus 10.8.5

Timelineinfo

04/15/2025 CVE reserved
07/02/2025 +78 days Advisory disclosed
07/02/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/16/2025 +106 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: tenable.com
Researcher: Rishad Sheikh
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-36630 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-36630
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-314593
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20091204

Entryinfo

Created: 07/02/2025 06:28
Updated: 10/16/2025 05:00
Changes: 07/02/2025 06:28 (66), 07/02/2025 11:21 (1), 07/05/2025 12:45 (2), 10/16/2025 05:00 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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