UNIX symbolic link following in Nessus Agent - CVE-2025-36633
Published: June 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111109
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-36633
CWE-ID: CWE-61
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a symlink following issue. A local user can create a specially crafted symbolic link to a critical file on the system and delete arbitrary files with SYSTEM privileges.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in privilege escalation.
Affected software
Nessus Agent
How to mitigate CVE-2025-36633
Install updates from vendor's website.
Nessus Agent - update to 10.8.5