Is CVE-2025-24917 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2025-24917 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2025-24917?

CVE-2025-24917 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2025-24917?

CVE-2025-24917 has an EPSS score of 0.15% (5th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-24917?

Upgrade nessus network monitor to 6.5.1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2025-24917

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

In Tenable Network Monitor versions prior to 6.5.1 on a Windows host, it was found that a non-administrative user could stage files in a local directory to run arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges, potentially leading to local privilege escalation.

CWE-284Improper Access Control

How to fix

Remediation Available

nessus network monitorNVD

Affected:< 6.5.1Fixed in:6.5.1CVE-2025-24917derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.15%probability of exploitation in 30 days

5thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 5% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

tenable.com

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2023-27350	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2019-1653	High	7.5	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2023-23752	Medium	5.3	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-29298	High	7.5	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2023-38205	High	7.5	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2024-27348	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-10-23.