CVE-2024-3290

Arbitrary code execution via installation parameter race

Published May 17, 2024 · Updated Aug 1, 2024

Race condition in Tenable Nessus 10.7.2 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code by changing Windows installation parameters. Tenable has not disclosed the installer locus or the time-of-check and time-of-use operations that allow parameters to be changed during setup. Exploitation requires authenticated local access, user interaction during installation, and a Windows host; successful execution affects the Nessus host.

CVSS severity8.2
High
EPSS probability0.18%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

Race condition in Tenable Nessus 10.7.2 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code by changing Windows installation parameters. Tenable has not disclosed the installer locus or the time-of-check and time-of-use operations that allow parameters to be changed during setup. Exploitation requires authenticated local access, user interaction during installation, and a Windows host; successful execution affects the Nessus host.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-3290
Published
May 17, 2024
Updated
Aug 1, 2024
Vendor
Tenable
Product
Nessus
Classifications
CWE-367
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 17, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 1, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <10.7.3
  2. Affected versionversion=- <=10.7.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Tenable · Nessusversion=0 <10.7.3; version=- <=10.7.2

Published CVSS scores

7.4Tenable Network Security, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
8.2Tenable Network Security, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-367Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

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