Vulnerability · Published Jan 13, 2026 · Assigned by tenable
CVE-2025-36640Local Privilege Escalation
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity privilege mismanagement in Nessus Agent from Tenable. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 3% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 97.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A vulnerability has been identified in the installation/uninstallation of the Nessus Agent Tray App on Windows Hosts which could lead to escalation of privileges.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Tenable | Nessus Agent | 0 – before 10.9.311.0.0 – before 11.0.2 |
Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H