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CVE-2026-2026

Severity CVSS v4.0:
MEDIUM
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
13/02/2026
Last modified:
24/02/2026

Description

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.

Impact

Vector 4.0
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 CVSS v4.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.40 MEDIUM
Vector: 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

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Attack Requirements (AT): None
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Confidentiality (VC): Low
Integrity (VI): None
Availability (VA): High
Confidentiality (SC): None
Integrity (SI): None
Availability (SA): None
Exploit Maturity (E): POC

Base Score 4.0
5.40
Severity 4.0
MEDIUM
Vector 3.x
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 6.10 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): High

Base Score 3.x
6.10
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 11.0.4 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 11.1.0 (including) 11.1.2 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools