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FKIE_CVE-2026-2026

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-02-13 17:16 - Updated: 2026-02-24 20:26

Severity ?

6.1 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

Summary

A vulnerability has been identified where weak file permissions in the Nessus Agent directory on Windows hosts could allow unauthorized access, potentially permitting Denial of Service (DoS) attacks.

References

	URL	Tags
	vulnreport@tenable.com	https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2026-05	Vendor Advisory

Impacted products

Vendor	Product	Version
tenable	nessus_agent	*
tenable	nessus_agent	*
microsoft	windows	-

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CVE-2026-2026 (GCVE-0-2026-2026)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-13 16:14 – Updated: 2026-02-13 16:58

Title

Improper Access Control Allows Denial of Service

Summary

A vulnerability has been identified where weak file permissions in the Nessus Agent directory on Windows hosts could allow unauthorized access, potentially permitting Denial of Service (DoS) attacks.

Severity ?

5.4 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

6.1 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

CWE

CWE-276 - Incorrect Default Permissions

Assigner

tenable

References

URL

Tags

https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2026-05

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	Tenable	Agent	Affected: 11.1.0 , < 11.1.2 (semver) Affected: 0 , < 11.0.4 (semver)

Date Public ?

2026-02-12 19:00

Credits

Lockheed Martin Red Team

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Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
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Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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FKIE_CVE-2026-2026

CVE-2026-2026 (GCVE-0-2026-2026)

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