Description
A path traversal vulnerability in Tenable Agent 11.2.0 and 11.1.3 and lower allows a privileged attacker to write arbitrary files outside the intended plugin directory, potentially leading to remote code execution.
Published: 2026-07-14
Score: 9.3 Critical
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Tue, 14 Jul 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

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

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:15:00 +0000

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Description A path traversal vulnerability in Tenable Agent 11.2.0 and 11.1.3 and lower allows a privileged attacker to write arbitrary files outside the intended plugin directory, potentially leading to remote code execution.
Title Tenable Agent Path Traversal Leading to Remote Code Execution
Weaknesses CWE-22
CWE-347
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:U/RC:C'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H'}

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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: tenable

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-14T15:27:23.145Z

Reserved: 2026-07-09T14:11:48.773Z

Link: CVE-2026-15265

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Updated: 2026-07-14T15:27:19.934Z

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