Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Nessus Agent - CVE-2021-20099
Published: June 30, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU54452
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-20099
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Nessus Agent
Nessus Agent
Software vendor:
Tenable Network Security
Tenable Network Security
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.