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CVE-2021-20106

nvd nist
Published: Jul 21, 2021Modified: Jun 17, 2026

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6.5
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 0.6 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

Description

Nessus Agent versions 8.2.5 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.

Affected (1)

Products: Tenable: Nessus
1 product
Nessus
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Up to 8.2.5

References (2)

Source: vulnreport@tenable.com
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

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