SB2021110115 - Privilege escalation in Tenable Nessus
Published: November 1, 2021
Security Bulletin ID
SB2021110115
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-20135)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to Nessus does not properly impose security restrictions. A local administrator can run specific executables on the Nessus Agent host.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.