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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

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.

MEDIUM 6.7EPSS 0.61%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.61%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

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.

CVSS 3.1
6.7 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.61% probability · 47th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
tenable/nessus
Source
vulnreport@tenable.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.