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GHSA-HJR9-62GJ-CHHF

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-23 21:31 – Updated: 2026-04-23 21:31

Details

This vulnerability allows an attacker to create a junction, enabling the deletion of arbitrary files with SYSTEM privileges. As a result, this condition potentially facilitates arbitrary code execution, whereby an attacker may exploit the vulnerability to execute malicious code with elevated SYSTEM privileges.

Severity ?

7.4 (High)


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

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CVE-2026-33694 (GCVE-0-2026-33694)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-23 18:09 – Updated: 2026-04-24 03:55

Title

Junction File Manipulation

Summary

Severity ?

7.4 (High)


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

CWE

CWE-59 - Improper link resolution before file access ('link following')

Assigner

tenable

References

URL

Tags

	https://tenable.com/security/tns-2026-12
	https://tenable.com/security/tns-2026-13

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	Tenable, Inc.	Tenable Nessus, Tenable Nessus Agent	Affected: Nessus Agent , ≤ 11.1.2 (.msi) Affected: Nessus , ≤ 10.11.3 (.msi)

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Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-HJR9-62GJ-CHHF

CVE-2026-33694 (GCVE-0-2026-33694)

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