Vulnerability · Published Mar 18, 2024 · Assigned by tenable
CVE-2024-2390Local Privilege Escalation
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity privilege mismanagement in Nessus from Tenable. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 9% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 90.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
As a part of Tenable’s vulnerability disclosure program, a vulnerability in a Nessus plugin was identified and reported. This vulnerability could allow a malicious actor with sufficient permissions on a scan target to place a binary in a specific filesystem location, and abuse the impacted plugin in order to escalate privileges.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Tenable | Nessus Agent | 0 – before #202403142053 |
| Tenable | Nessus | 0 – before #202403142053 |
Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H