CVE-2026-15265

critical Tenable
CVSS v3 Base Score
9.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
0.6%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 56% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Published: July 14, 2026 (54 days ago)
Last Modified: August 25, 2026
Vendor: Tenable
Source: NVD

Description

A path traversal vulnerability in Tenable Agent 11.2.0 and 11.1.3 and lower allows a privileged attacker to write arbitrary files outside the intended plugin directory, potentially leading to remote code execution.

CWE

CWE-22

Affected Products

tenable nessus agent

References

🔗 www.tenable.com