CVE-2025-24917: Improper Access Control leads to Local Privilege Escalation

7.8 CVSS

Description

In Tenable Network Monitor versions prior to 6.5.1 on a Windows host, it was found that a non-administrative user could stage files in a local directory to run arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges, potentially leading to local privilege escalation.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-24917

CVSS Base Severity: HIGH

CVSS Base Score: 7.8

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types

CWE-284: Improper Access Control

Affected Products

Vendor: Tenable

Product: Network Monitor

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.01% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 0.54% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-06-08 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-24917
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2025-10

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