CVE-2025-36631

Local Privilege Escalation

Description

In Tenable Agent 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.

Remediation

Solution:

  • Tenable has released Agent 10.8.5 to address these issues. The installation files can be obtained from the Tenable Downloads Portal: https://www.tenable.com/downloads/nessus-agents

Category

8.4
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.01%
Affected: Tenable Agent
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2025-11

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2025-36631?
CVE-2025-36631 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2025-36631?
To fix CVE-2025-36631: Tenable has released Agent 10.8.5 to address these issues. The installation files can be obtained from the Tenable Downloads Portal: https://www.tenable.com/downloads/nessus-agents
Is CVE-2025-36631 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2025-36631 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2025-36631?
CVE-2025-36631 affects Tenable Agent.
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