CVE-2021-20079

EUVD-2021-7541
Nessus versions 8.13.2 and earlier were found to contain a privilege escalation vulnerability which could allow a Nessus administrator user to upload a specially crafted file that could lead to gaining administrator privileges on the Nessus host.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
6.7 MEDIUM
LOCAL
LOW
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 34%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
tenablenessus
𝑥
≤ 8.13.2
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
References
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2021-07
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2021-07