CVE-2024-3290 Race Condition
An authenticated local attacker can exploit a race condition during installation to execute arbitrary code on the Nessus host.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-3290?
CVE-2024-3290 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tenable Nessus, published on 17 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A race condition vulnerability exists where an authenticated, local attacker on a Windows Nessus host could modify installation parameters at installation time, which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code on the Nessus host
Weakness: CWE-367
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-3290?
How do I fix CVE-2024-3290?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-3290 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-3290 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-3290 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qx57-q6j5-g6mg.