CVE-2026-33694
Junction File Manipulation
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.4 High
- Published
- Apr 23, 2026
- Updated
- Apr 24, 2026
- Reserved
- Mar 23, 2026
Description
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 7.4 High | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:P | tenable |
Weaknesses
- CWE-59 Improper link resolution before file access ('link following')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Tenable Nessus, Tenable Nessus AgentTenable, Inc. |
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References
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