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CVE-2021-20117

Summary
Assigner-tenable
Assigner Org ID-5ac1ecc2-367a-4d16-a0b2-35d495ddd0be
Published At-09 Sep, 2021 | 11:26
Updated At-03 Aug, 2024 | 17:30
Rejected At-
Credits

Nessus Agent 8.3.0 and earlier was found to contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability which could allow an authenticated, local administrator to run specific executables on the Nessus Agent host. This is different than CVE-2021-20118.

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▼Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)
cve.org
Assigner:tenable
Assigner Org ID:5ac1ecc2-367a-4d16-a0b2-35d495ddd0be
Published At:09 Sep, 2021 | 11:26
Updated At:03 Aug, 2024 | 17:30
Rejected At:
▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)

Nessus Agent 8.3.0 and earlier was found to contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability which could allow an authenticated, local administrator to run specific executables on the Nessus Agent host. This is different than CVE-2021-20118.

Affected Products
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Product
Nessus Agent
Versions
Affected
  • Nessus Agent 8.3.0 and earlier
Problem Types
TypeCWE IDDescription
textN/ALocal Privilege Escalation
Type: text
CWE ID: N/A
Description: Local Privilege Escalation
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https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2021-15
x_refsource_MISC
Hyperlink: https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2021-15
Resource:
x_refsource_MISC
▼Authorized Data Publishers (ADP)
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HyperlinkResource
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2021-15
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Hyperlink: https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2021-15
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▼National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
nvd.nist.gov
Source:vulnreport@tenable.com
Published At:09 Sep, 2021 | 12:15
Updated At:12 Jul, 2022 | 17:42

Nessus Agent 8.3.0 and earlier was found to contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability which could allow an authenticated, local administrator to run specific executables on the Nessus Agent host. This is different than CVE-2021-20118.

CISA Catalog
Date AddedDue DateVulnerability NameRequired Action
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Required Action: N/A
Metrics
TypeVersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Primary3.16.7MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary2.07.2HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Type: Primary
Version: 3.1
Base score: 6.7
Base severity: MEDIUM
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Type: Primary
Version: 2.0
Base score: 7.2
Base severity: HIGH
Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CPE Matches
Tenable, Inc.
tenable
>>nessus_agent>>Versions up to 8.3.0(inclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Weaknesses
CWE IDTypeSource
NVD-CWE-noinfoPrimarynvd@nist.gov
CWE ID: NVD-CWE-noinfo
Type: Primary
Source: nvd@nist.gov
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References
HyperlinkSourceResource
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2021-15vulnreport@tenable.com
Patch
Vendor Advisory
Hyperlink: https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2021-15
Source: vulnreport@tenable.com
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