CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2021-20079

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.

7.2 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

Scope

6.7 /10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2021-07 Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2021-06-29 07:15

Updated : 2022-07-12 05:42

NVD link : CVE-2021-20079

Mitre link : CVE-2021-20079

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo