Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Nessus Agent - CVE-2021-20099
Published: June 30, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU54452
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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
Vendor: Tenable Network Security
Affected software:
Nessus Agent
Nessus Agent
Detailed vulnerability 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-20099
Install updates from vendor's website.