Critical severity · published Jul 14, 2026
CVE-2026-15265
Tenable Agent Path Traversal Leading to Remote Code Execution
9.1
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 46% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
TE
tenable_agent · tenable
11.2.0; through 11.1.3 · source: vendor
NA
Nessus Agent · Tenable
before 11.1.4; 11.2.0 · source: NVD