CVE-2026-15265

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.

CVSS v3 9.1 CRITICAL

9.1^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.3 / Impact : 6.0

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2026-18	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus_agent::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus_agent:11.2.0:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-07-14 15:16

Updated : 2026-08-25 20:47

NVD link : CVE-2026-15265

Mitre link : CVE-2026-15265

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-15265

JSON object : View

Products Affected

tenable

nessus_agent

CWE

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CWE-347

Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

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