CVE-2021-20135
Description
Nessus versions 8.15.2 and earlier were found to contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability which could allow an authenticated, local administrator to run specific executables on the Nessus Agent host. Tenable has included a fix for this issue in Nessus 10.0.0. The installation files can be obtained from the Tenable Downloads Portal (https://www.tenable.com/downloads/nessus).
Risk Information
Base Score
6.7
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.049
Associated Vulnerability
| Vulnerability | OS Platform |
|---|---|
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2021-20135 are affected in Nessus Agent (x64) 8.15.2 | Windows |
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2021-20135 are affected in Nessus Agent 8.15.2 | Windows |
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2021-20135 are fixed in Nessus Agent (x64) (10.0.0.20074) | Windows |
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2021-20135 are fixed in Nessus Agent (10.0.0.20074) | Windows |
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2021-20135 are fixed in Tenable Nessus 10.0.0 | Windows |
Patch Details
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| Patch ID | Patch Description |
|---|---|
| PATCH-343100 | Nessus Agent (x64) (10.8.0) |
| PATCH-343099 | Nessus Agent (10.8.0) |
| PATCH-346982 | Nessus Agent (x64) (10.8.4) (Manual Upload Required) |
| PATCH-346981 | Nessus Agent (10.8.4) (Manual Upload Required) |
References
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234