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.
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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 | |
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Tenable
Tenable agent |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-276 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:tenable:agent:*:*:windows:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Tenable
Tenable agent |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: tenable
Published:
Updated: 2026-02-13T16:58:59.807Z
Reserved: 2026-02-05T21:05:54.081Z
Link: CVE-2026-2026
Updated: 2026-02-13T16:58:55.829Z
Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2026-02-13T17:16:14.383
Modified: 2026-02-13T21:43:11.137
Link: CVE-2026-2026
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