CVE-2025-36640

Local Privilege Escalation

CVSS 7.3 HIGHEPSS 0.1%CWE-269

Vexday Risk Score

21Low

SSVC decision (CISA)

Track

No exploitation signal → monitor

CVSS 7.3EPSS 0.1%KEV nãoPoC —Nuclei —Metasploit —Patch —

Lifecycle

13 Jan 2026Published on NVD

Recommendation: Monitor — no exploitation signal at the moment.

A vulnerability has been identified in the installation/uninstallation of the Nessus Agent Tray App on Windows Hosts which could lead to escalation of privileges.

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:P

Affected products

Tenable · Nessus Agent

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References

https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2026-01