CVE-2021-20099
published 2021-06-28CVE-2021-20099: Nessus Agent 8.2.4 and earlier for Windows were found to contain multiple local privilege escalation vulnerabilities which could allow an authenticated, local…
PriorityP427medium6.7CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRHUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.32%
23.4th percentile
Nessus Agent 8.2.4 and earlier for Windows were found to contain multiple local privilege escalation vulnerabilities which could allow an authenticated, local administrator to run specific Windows executables as the Nessus host. This is different than CVE-2021-20100.
Affected
2 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| tenable | nessus | < 8.2.5 | 8.2.5 |
| tenable | nessus | <= 8.2.4 | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.16.7MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.04.6MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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2021-06-28
Published