Vulnerability · Published May 23, 2025 · Assigned by tenable
CVE-2025-24917Improper Access Control leads to Local Privilege Escalation
High 7.8
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 6% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 93.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
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:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H