Vulnerability · Published May 23, 2025 · Assigned by tenable
CVE-2025-24916Improper Access Control leads to Local Priviledge Escalation
High 7.0
In plain English
A high-severity improper access control in Network Monitor 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 5% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.0High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 95.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Tenable | Network Monitor | 0 – before 6.5.1 |
Weakness: CWE-284 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H