CVE-2021-20106

MediumCVSS 6.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 6.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jul 21, 2021
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2021-20106: Medium severity, CVSS 6.5 | Vulnix