Current 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).
Analysis 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).
Severity
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Weakness Enumeration
| CWE-ID | CWE Name | Source |
|---|---|---|
| CWE-269 | Improper Privilege Management | NIST |
Change History
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Initial Analysis 11/05/2021 12:31:56 PM
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| Added | CPE Configuration |
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*cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 8.15.2
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| Added | CVSS V2 |
NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) |
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| Added | CVSS V3.1 |
NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
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| Added | CWE |
NIST CWE-269 |
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| Changed | Reference Type |
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2021-18 No Types Assigned |
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2021-18 Vendor Advisory |