CVE-2026-33694This vulnerability allows an attacker to create a junction, enabling the deletion of arbitrary files with SYSTEM privileges.
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This vulnerability allows an attacker to create a junction, enabling the deletion of arbitrary files with SYSTEM privileges. As a result, this condition potentially facilitates arbitrary code execution, whereby an attacker may exploit the vulnerability to execute malicious code with elevated SYSTEM privileges.
- CVSS
- 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-59
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Aug 21, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
tenable nessus tenable:nessus | through 10.11.3 | NVD |
tenable nessus_agent tenable:nessus_agent | through 11.1.2 | NVD |
References
- https://tenable.com/security/tns-2026-12vendor-advisory
- https://tenable.com/security/tns-2026-13vendor-advisory
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