CVE-2021-20118
Severity Score
6.7
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
-
*KEV
Decision
-
*SSVC
Descriptions
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-2021-20117.
Se ha encontrado que Nessus Agent versiones 8.3.0 y anteriores, contienen una vulnerabilidad de escalada de privilegios local que podría permitir a un administrador local autenticado correr ejecutables específicos en el host de Nessus Agent. Esto es diferente de CVE-2021-20117
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2020-12-17 CVE Reserved
- 2021-09-09 CVE Published
- 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
CAPEC
References (1)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2021-15 | 2022-07-12 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Tenable Search vendor "Tenable" | Nessus Agent Search vendor "Tenable" for product "Nessus Agent" | <= 8.3.0 Search vendor "Tenable" for product "Nessus Agent" and version " <= 8.3.0" | - |
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