VDB-378320 · CVE-2026-15265 · GCVE-0-2026-15265

Tenable Agent up to 11.2.0 path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Tenable Agent up to 11.2.0. This affects an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-15265. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Tenable Agent up to 11.2.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A path traversal vulnerability in Tenable Agent 11.2.0 and 11.1.3 and lower allows a privileged attacker to write arbitrary files outside the intended plugin directory, potentially leading to remote code execution.

The advisory is shared for download at tenable.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-15265 since 07/09/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation requires an enhanced level of successful authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Vendor

Tenable

Name

Agent

Version

License

free

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

VulDB Base Score: 4.2
VulDB Temp Score: 4.2
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/09/2026 CVE reserved
07/14/2026 +5 days Advisory disclosed
07/14/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/14/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: tenable.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-15265 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-15265
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-378320

Entryinfo

Created: 07/14/2026 17:32
Changes: 07/14/2026 17:32 (51)
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Cache ID: 216::103