CVE-2021-20106

EUVD-2021-7563
Nessus Agent versions 8.2.5 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
6.5 MEDIUM
LOCAL
LOW
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 52%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
tenablenessus
𝑥
≤ 8.2.5
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
References
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2021-13
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2021-13