Product by Tenable

    Tenable Nessus Agent

    22 known vulnerabilities in Tenable Nessus Agent (Tenable), 0 of them actively exploited (CISA KEV).

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    22

    Vulnerabilities

    0

    Actively exploited (KEV)

    0

    Used by ransomware

    1

    Critical

    Vulnerabilities

    Actively exploited vulnerabilities (CISA KEV) first, then by priority. Click a column header to re-sort the table.

    Vulnerabilities in Tenable Nessus Agent (Tenable)
    HighCVE-2021-3450

    CA certificate check bypass with X509_V_FLAG_X509_STRICT

    also in 30 other products

    7.4
    MediumCVE-2019-16168

    SQLite: Divide By Zero

    also in 19 other products

    6.5
    CriticalCVE-2026-15265

    Tenable Agent Path Traversal Leading to Remote Code Execution

    also in 1 other product

    9.1
    MediumCVE-2021-20106

    Nessus Agent: Privilege Escalation

    also in 1 other product

    6.5
    MediumCVE-2023-6178

    Tenable Nessus Agent: Denial of Service

    also in 1 other product

    6.8
    HighCVE-2025-36640

    Local Privilege Escalation

    8.8
    HighCVE-2026-33694

    Junction File Manipulation

    also in 2 other products

    7.8
    HighCVE-2025-36633

    Local Privilege Escalation

    also in 1 other product

    8.8
    HighCVE-2025-36631

    Local Privilege Escalation

    also in 1 other product

    8.4
    HighCVE-2025-36632

    Local Privilege Escalation

    also in 1 other product

    7.8
    HighCVE-2020-5793

    Tenable Nessus Agent: security vulnerability

    also in 1 other product

    7.8
    HighCVE-2025-24915

    Tenable Nessus Agent: Incorrect Default Permissions

    7.8
    MediumCVE-2021-20100

    Nessus Agent: Privilege Escalation

    also in 1 other product

    6.7
    HighCVE-2024-3292

    Race Condition

    8.2
    MediumCVE-2026-2026

    Improper Access Control Allows Denial of Service

    also in 1 other product

    6.1
    MediumCVE-2021-20099

    Nessus Agent: Privilege Escalation

    also in 1 other product

    6.7
    HighCVE-2024-3291

    Privilege Escalation

    7.8
    HighCVE-2024-2390

    Local Privilege Escalation

    also in 1 other product

    7.8
    MediumCVE-2021-20077

    Tenable Nessus Agent: security vulnerability

    6.7
    HighCVE-2023-5847

    Tenable Nessus: Improper Privilege Management

    also in 1 other product

    6.7
    MediumCVE-2021-20118

    Nessus Agent: Privilege Escalation

    6.7
    MediumCVE-2021-20117

    Nessus Agent: Privilege Escalation

    6.7

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