Tenable Nessus <10.8.5 - Arbitrary Local File Overwrite via Log (SYSTEM PrivEsc)
CVE-2025-36630 Published on July 2, 2025
Local Privilege Escalation
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.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-36630 is exploitable 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 have no impact on confidentiality, a high impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
Improper Privilege Management
The software does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
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Affected Versions
Tenable Nessus:- Before 10.8.5 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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