CVE-2026-2026 describes a vulnerability in the Nessus Agent on Windows hosts, stemming from weak file permissions that could allow unauthorized access. This flaw primarily impacts Microsoft Windows and Tenable Nessus Agent installations, potentially leading to Denial of Service (DoS) attacks. Rated 6.1 MEDIUM on the CVSS scale, the vulnerability requires local access and low privileges, with a high impact on availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 11.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 11.1.0, < 11.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 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/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.