Information disclosure in Nessus Agent - CVE-2021-20077
Published: March 19, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU51578
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-20077
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Tenable Network Security
Affected software:
Nessus Agent
Nessus Agent
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to Nessus Agent inadvertently
captures the IAM role security token on the local host during initial
linking of the Nessus Agent when installed on an Amazon EC2 instance. A local privileged user can obtain the token.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-20077
Install updates from vendor's website.