Vulnerability · Published Sep 9, 2021 · Assigned by tenable
CVE-2021-20118
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 0.3% (higher than 23% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.7Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 76.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | Nessus Agent | Nessus Agent 8.3.0 and earlier |
References
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2021-15 x_refsource_MISC