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[R1] Nessus Agent 8.3.0 Fixes One Vulnerability

High

Synopsis

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.

Solution

Tenable has released Nessus Agent 8.3.0 to address these issues. The installation files can be obtained from the Tenable Downloads Portal (https://www.tenable.com/downloads/nessus-agents).

This page contains information regarding security vulnerabilities that may impact Tenable's products. This may include issues specific to our software, or due to the use of third-party libraries within our software. Tenable strongly encourages users to ensure that they upgrade or apply relevant patches in a timely manner.

Tenable takes product security very seriously. If you believe you have found a vulnerability in one of our products, we ask that you please work with us to quickly resolve it in order to protect customers. Tenable believes in responding quickly to such reports, maintaining communication with researchers, and providing a solution in short order.

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Risk Information

CVE ID: CVE-2021-20106
Tenable Advisory ID: TNS-2021-13
Risk Factor: High
CVSSv2 Base / Temporal Score
6.8 / 5.3
CVSSv2 Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C
CVSSv3 Base / Temporal Score:
7.7 / 6.9
CVSSv3 Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Affected Products

Nessus Agent 8.2.5 and earlier

Advisory Timeline

2021-06-28 - [R1] Initial Release