CVE•Published 2026-07-14•Modified 2026-08-25•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-15265Tenable · Nessus_agent
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
9.1
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
38
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 62% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
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.
Timeline
Published 2026-07-14
Modified 2026-08-25
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2026-15265Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Tenable Nessus Agent"All exposed Tenable Nessus Agent instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Nessus Agent"HTTP body or banner mentions "Nessus Agent" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-15265Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-15265Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-15265Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-15265GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-15265" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.