CVE-2025-36640 (GCVE-0-2025-36640)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-13 15:05 – Updated: 2026-02-26 15:04
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Local Privilege Escalation
Summary
A vulnerability has been identified in the installation/uninstallation of the Nessus Agent Tray App on Windows Hosts which could lead to escalation of privileges.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-01-14 04:57 UTC
CWE
- CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tenable | Nessus Agent |
Affected:
0 , < 10.9.3
(semver)
Affected: 11.0.0 , < 11.0.2 (semver) |
guessed |
Date Public
2026-01-07 19:00
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