Vulnerability · Published Jun 28, 2021 · Assigned by tenable
CVE-2021-20100
Medium 6.7
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Nessus Agent. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 41% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.7Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 58.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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-2021-20099.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | Nessus Agent | Nessus Agent 8.2.4 and earlier |
References
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2021-12 x_refsource_MISC