CVE-2020-5793

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
05/11/2020
Last modified:
16/11/2020

Description

A vulnerability in Nessus versions 8.9.0 through 8.12.0 for Windows & Nessus Agent 8.0.0 and 8.1.0 for Windows could allow an authenticated local attacker to copy user-supplied files to a specially constructed path in a specifically named user directory. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by creating a malicious file and copying the file to a system directory. The attacker needs valid credentials on the Windows system to exploit this vulnerability.

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 8.9.0 (including) 8.12.0 (including)
cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus_agent:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus_agent:8.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*