CVE-2021-20099
low-risk
Published 2021-06-28
Nessus Agent 8.2.4 and earlier for Windows were found to contain multiple local privilege escalation vulnerabilities which could allow an authenticated, local administrator to run specific Windows executables as the Nessus host. This is different than CVE-2021-20100.
Do I need to act?
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0.06% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
6
CVSS 6.7/10
Medium
LOCAL
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (1)
Affected Vendors
References (2)
Vendor Advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2021-12
Vendor Advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2021-12
26
/ 100
low-risk
Severity
21/34 · High
Exploitability
0/34 · Minimal
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal