CVE-2025-24916
Tenable Nessus Network Monitor vulnerability analysis and mitigation

When installing Tenable Network Monitor to a non-default location on a Windows host, Tenable Network Monitor versions prior to 6.5.1 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.


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Related Tenable Nessus Network Monitor vulnerabilities:

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CISA KEV exploit

Has fix

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CVE-2025-24917HIGH7.8
  • Tenable Nessus Network Monitor logoTenable Nessus Network Monitor
  • cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus_network_monitor
NoYesMay 23, 2025
CVE-2025-24916HIGH7.8
  • Tenable Nessus Network Monitor logoTenable Nessus Network Monitor
  • cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus_network_monitor
NoYesMay 23, 2025
CVE-2023-5623HIGH7.8
  • Tenable Nessus Network Monitor logoTenable Nessus Network Monitor
  • cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus_network_monitor
NoYesOct 26, 2023
CVE-2023-5624HIGH7.2
  • Tenable Nessus Network Monitor logoTenable Nessus Network Monitor
  • cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus_network_monitor
NoYesOct 26, 2023
CVE-2024-9158MEDIUM4.6
  • Tenable Nessus Network Monitor logoTenable Nessus Network Monitor
  • cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus_network_monitor
NoYesSep 30, 2024

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