CVE-2025-36630 Local Privilege Escalation
A local attacker can overwrite system files with log content to gain SYSTEM privileges on Windows hosts running Tenable Nessus.
- 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-2025-36630?
CVE-2025-36630 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tenable Nessus, published on 1 Jul 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-36630?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Tenable Nessus.
How do I fix CVE-2025-36630?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-36630 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-36630 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-36630 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Tenable Nessus
Sources
Also known as GHSA-397r-qwwj-cvqv.