CVE-2021-20079

Nessus versions 8.13.2 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.
References
Link Resource
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2021-07 Third Party Advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2021-07 Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 05:45

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References () https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2021-07 - Third Party Advisory () https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2021-07 - Third Party Advisory

Information

Published : 2021-06-29 19:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 05:45


NVD link : CVE-2021-20079

Mitre link : CVE-2021-20079

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-20079


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Products Affected

tenable

  • nessus