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CVE-2024-3291— Privilege Escalation

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Affected
Tenable Nessus Agent
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
Recommended action
Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.

Tenable Network Security Nessus是美国Tenable Network Security公司的一款开源的系统漏洞扫描器。 Nessus Agent 10.6.4之前版本存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于如果用户没有保护非默认安装位置中的目录，可能会允许本地权限升级。

CVSS 7.8 · High EPSS 0.18% · P6
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2024-3291

Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
Privilege Escalation
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
When installing Nessus Agent to a directory outside of the default location on a Windows host, Nessus Agent versions prior to 10.6.4 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.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
权限预留不恰当
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Tenable Network Security Nessus 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Tenable Network Security Nessus是美国Tenable Network Security公司的一款开源的系统漏洞扫描器。 Nessus Agent 10.6.4之前版本存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于如果用户没有保护非默认安装位置中的目录，可能会允许本地权限升级。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
Tenable Nessus Agent 0 ~ 10.6.4 -

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Vendor Advisories for CVE-2024-3291 (1)

Same Patch Batch · Tenable · 2024-05-17 · 4 CVEs total

CVE-2024-3292 8.2 HIGH Race Condition
CVE-2024-3290 8.2 HIGH Race Condition
CVE-2024-3289 7.8 HIGH Tenable Network Security Nessus 安全漏洞

IV. Related Vulnerabilities

Same product: Nessus Agent
Same vendor: Tenable
Same weakness: CWE-281

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