What is CVE-2021-20106?

CVE-2021-20106 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Tenable Nessus. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-07-21.

How severe is CVE-2021-20106?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Tenable Nessus

CVE-2021-20106

Nessus Agent versions 8.2.5 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.

EPSS: 0.013 (67.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Tenable Nessus
N/a Nessus Agent — versions Nessus Agent 8.2.5 and earlier

References

vulnreport@tenable.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-20106?: CVE-2021-20106 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Tenable Nessus. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-07-21.
How severe is CVE-2021-20106?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.