CVE-2025-24916 Improper Access Control leads to Local Priviledge Escalation
Local attackers can escalate privileges if Tenable Network Monitor is installed to a non-default location with insecure permissions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-24916?
CVE-2025-24916 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tenable Network Monitor, published on 23 May 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-24916?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Tenable Nessus Network Monitor.
How do I fix CVE-2025-24916?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-24916 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-24916 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-24916 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Tenable Network Monitor
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9wpx-f5qr-7rcr.