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TI-2021-03381 Aliases CVE-2021-20077GHSA-fh62-2wf5-r836

Nessus Agent versions 7.2.0 through 8.2.2 were found to inadvertently capture the IAM…

Priority LOW 30Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Nessus Agent versions 7.2.0 through 8.2.2 were found to inadvertently capture the IAM role security token on the local host during initial linking of the Nessus Agent when installed on an Amazon EC2 instance. This could allow a privileged attacker to obtain the token.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00346 28th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—Tenable Nessus Agent7.2.0 through 8.2.2—No fix listedCNA
  • Tenable Nessus Agent Vendor— Affected 7.2.0 through 8.2.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2.0 to before 8.2.3VulnerableTenable
  • cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2.0 to before 8.2.3 Vulnerable ·Tenable

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-20077
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fh62-2wf5-r836

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

  • TI-2021-02414 CA certificate check bypass with X509_V_FLAG_X509_STRICT CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.4
  • TI-2026-12849 Tenable Agent Path Traversal Leading to Remote Code Execution CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2025-24922 Local privilege escalation in Tenable Agent CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2025-24920 Local privilege escalation in Tenable Agent CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2019-12154 In SQLite through 3.29.0, whereLoopAddBtreeIndex in sqlite3.c can crash a browser or… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2025-24921 Local privilege escalation in Tenable Agent CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
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Sources

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