CVE-2026-33694: This vulnerability allows an attacker to create a junction, enabling the deletion of arbitrary files with SYSTEM…
CVE-2026-33694 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.8 · Published 2026-04-23
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.
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-33694 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-33694?
High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 23 April 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
Tenable Nessus, Tenable Nessus Agent. The advisory does not name versions.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-33694?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-33694?
Check whether you run Tenable Nessus or Tenable Nessus Agent. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.