Tenable releases patches for Tenable Nessus Agent fixing high-severity vulnerabilities that could allow users to escalate privileges and execute code.

Tenable releases patches for Tenable Nessus Agent fixing high-severity vulnerabilities that could allow users to escalate privileges and execute code.

Tenable recently released important security patches for the Nessus Agent, addressing several high-severity vulnerabilities that could allow local users to escalate privileges, overwrite or delete files, or execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. The most recent fixes are included in Nessus Agent version 10.8.5, released in June 2025.