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4 vulnerabilities found for Network Monitor by Tenable
CVE-2025-24917 (GCVE-0-2025-24917)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2025-05-23 15:59 – Updated: 2026-02-26 18:27
VLAI
Title
Improper Access Control leads to Local Privilege Escalation
Summary
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.
Severity
7.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tenable | Network Monitor |
Affected:
0 , < 6.5.1
(semver)
|
Date Public
2025-05-22 19:00
Credits
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CVE-2025-24916 (GCVE-0-2025-24916)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2025-05-23 15:46 – Updated: 2026-02-26 18:27
VLAI
Title
Improper Access Control leads to Local Priviledge Escalation
Summary
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Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
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Affected:
0 , < 6.5.1
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Date Public
2025-05-22 19:00
Credits
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CVE-2025-24917 (GCVE-0-2025-24917)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-05-23 15:59 – Updated: 2026-02-26 18:27
VLAI
Title
Improper Access Control leads to Local Privilege Escalation
Summary
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.
Severity
7.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
Assigner
References
1 reference
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1 product
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Affected:
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Date Public
2025-05-22 19:00
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CVE-2025-24916 (GCVE-0-2025-24916)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-05-23 15:46 – Updated: 2026-02-26 18:27
VLAI
Title
Improper Access Control leads to Local Priviledge Escalation
Summary
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Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
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Affected:
0 , < 6.5.1
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Date Public
2025-05-22 19:00
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"datePublished": "2025-05-23T15:46:02.459Z",
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