Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-20118
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.
Vulnerability category: Gain privilege
Products affected by CVE-2021-20118
- cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-20118
0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 6 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2021-20118
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7.2
|
HIGH | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
3.9
|
10.0
|
NIST | |
|
6.7
|
MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
0.8
|
5.9
|
NIST |
References for CVE-2021-20118
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https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2021-15
[R1] Nessus Agent 8.3.1 Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Security Advisory | Tenable®Patch;Vendor Advisory
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