Nessus Agent Vulnerability on Windows Enables Arbitrary Code Execution with SYSTEM Privileges

A newly disclosed security vulnerability in Tenable’s Nessus Agent for Windows could allow attackers to execute malicious code with the highest level of system privileges, raising serious concerns for enterprise security teams relying on the widely-deployed vulnerability assessment platform. The flaw enables a threat actor to create a Windows junction, a type of filesystem symbolic […]

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