CVE-2021-20117 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Nessus Agent versions 8.3.0 and earlier. An authenticated, local administrator could leverage this flaw to execute specific programs on the host system. With a CVSS score of 6.7 (Medium), this vulnerability requires high privileges and local access, but has a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 8.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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