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CVE-2026-15265: Tenable Agent Path Traversal Leading to Remote Code Execution

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-07-14 · updated 2026-10-24
• Weakness: CWE-22

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.

Affected products

• Tenable Agent: before 11.1.4; 11.2.0 — fixed in 11.1.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Tenable Agent 11.1.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2026-18

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