A vulnerability has been identified where weak file permissions in the Nessus Agent directory on Windows hosts could allow unauthorized access, potentially permitting Denial of Service (DoS) attacks.
History

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 17:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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Description A vulnerability has been identified where weak file permissions in the Nessus Agent directory on Windows hosts could allow unauthorized access, potentially permitting Denial of Service (DoS) attacks.
Title Improper Access Control Allows Denial of Service
First Time appeared Tenable
Tenable agent
Weaknesses CWE-276
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:tenable:agent:*:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Tenable
Tenable agent
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': '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'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: tenable

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-13T16:58:59.807Z

Reserved: 2026-02-05T21:05:54.081Z

Link: CVE-2026-2026

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-02-13T16:58:55.829Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-02-13T17:16:14.383

Modified: 2026-02-13T21:43:11.137

Link: CVE-2026-2026

cve-icon Redhat

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