6.5
CVSSv3

CVE-2021-20106

Published: 21/07/2021 Updated: 12/07/2022
CVSS v2 Base Score: 8.5 | Impact Score: 10 | Exploitability Score: 6.8
CVSS v3 Base Score: 6.5 | Impact Score: 5.9 | Exploitability Score: 0.6
VMScore: 756
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Summary

Nessus Agent versions 8.2.5 and previous versions 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.

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Vendor Advisories

Nessus Agent versions 825 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 ...