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
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
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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Date Public
2026-02-12 19:00
Credits
Lockheed Martin Red Team
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