PT-2026-2450 · Tenable · Nessus Agent Tray App

Published 2026-01-13 · Updated 2026-01-13 · CVE-2025-36640

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Nessus Agent Tray App (affected versions not specified)

Description A security issue exists in the installation and uninstallation process of the Nessus Agent Tray App on Windows Hosts. This issue could allow for privilege escalation.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-36640

Affected Products

Nessus Agent Tray App

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-36640 · Security Note
• https://tenable.com/security/tns-2026-01 · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/2011112408236896682 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/TheHackerWire/status/2011105992730439839 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CveFindCom/status/2011100727762985319 · Twitter Post