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CVE-2021-20117

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.7 EPSS 0.30%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2021-09-09 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.7. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2021-20117
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.7
EPSS
0.30%

Original NVD Description

Nessus Agent 8.3.0 and earlier was found to contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability which could allow an authenticated, local administrator to run specific executables on the Nessus Agent host. This is different than CVE-2021-20118.

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