CVE-2020-5793
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Nov 5, 2020
- Updated
- Aug 4, 2024
- Reserved
- Jan 6, 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.
Scores
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Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Tenable Nessus for Windows and Tenable Nessus Agent for Windowsn/a |
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