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

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-13 16:14 – Updated: 2026-02-13 16:58
VLAI?
Title
Improper Access Control Allows Denial of Service
Summary
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.
Severity ?
5.4 (Medium)
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
6.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-276 - Incorrect Default Permissions
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Tenable Agent Affected: 11.1.0 , < 11.1.2 (semver)
Affected: 0 , < 11.0.4 (semver)
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Credits
Lockheed Martin Red Team
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