PatchTheCVEnessus agent vulnerabilities and fixes
Recent CVEs affecting nessus agent, with upgrade or downgrade steps. 1 tracked.
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nessus agent has 1 tracked vulnerability, 1 critical. A fixed release or vendor patch exists for 1. Most recent: 2026-07-14. Highest priority: CVE-2026-15265 (score 43/100).
- CVE-2026-15265 CRITICAL 9.1 UPGRADE A path traversal vulnerability in Tenable Agent 11.2.0 and 11.1.3 and lower allows a privileged attacker to wr
FAQ
How do I fix nessus agent vulnerabilities?
Open the CVE for your version, check the affected range, then follow the listed action: upgrade to the fixed release, or downgrade or mitigate if no fix exists yet. Commands for each OS are shown on every CVE page.
Is nessus agent being exploited right now?
None of the tracked nessus agent CVEs are on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the moment. This is checked every 20 minutes.
Which nessus agent CVE should I patch first?
CVE-2026-15265 currently ranks highest (43/100): A path traversal vulnerability in Tenable Agent 11.2.0 and 11.1.3 and lower allows a privileged attacker to wr.