Nessus Agent <10.6.4 Windows LPE via insecure install path perms
CVE-2024-3291 Published on May 17, 2024
Privilege Escalation
When installing Nessus Agent to a directory outside of the default location on a Windows host, Nessus Agent versions prior to 10.6.4 did not enforce secure permissions for sub-directories. This could allow for local privilege escalation if users had not secured the directories in the non-default installation location.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-3291 can be exploited with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
Improper Preservation of Permissions
The software does not preserve permissions or incorrectly preserves permissions when copying, restoring, or sharing objects, which can cause them to have less restrictive permissions than intended.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-3291
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Affected Versions
Tenable Nessus Agent:- Before 10.6.4 is affected.
- Before 10.6.4 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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