CVE-2025-36630
highpriority · track · 28EPSS 0.002 · 8 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
In Tenable Nessus versions prior to 10.8.5 on a Windows host, it was found that a non-administrative user could overwrite arbitrary local system files with log content at SYSTEM privilege.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.5–8.4
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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affected products (5)
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advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2025-1432Tenable Security Nessus: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Manipulation von DateienDeutsch2025-06-30csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Tenable Security Nessus ausnutzen, um Dateien zu manipulieren.
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (6)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-36630cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-36630cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Tenable-Nessus-file-write-via-Windows-Log-Content-47580cnnvd
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2025-13Patchcnnvd
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2025-13enisa_euvd
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2025-13Vendor Advisorynvd
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