CVE-2025-24917 (GCVE-0-2025-24917)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-05-23 15:59 – Updated: 2025-05-28 03:55
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Summary
In Tenable Network Monitor versions prior to 6.5.1 on a Windows host, it was found that a non-administrative user could stage files in a local directory to run arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges, potentially leading to local privilege escalation.
Severity ?
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Tenable Network Monitor Affected: 0 , < 6.5.1 (semver)
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Credits
Will Dormann
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