CVE-2021-20079 Privilege escalation in Nessus
A Nessus administrator can upload a crafted file to gain administrator privileges on the host, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-20079?
CVE-2021-20079 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Tenable Nessus, published on 29 Jun 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-20079?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Tenable Nessus.
How do I fix CVE-2021-20079?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-20079 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-20079 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-20079 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Tenable Nessus
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2fhr-9w58-p9x4.