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    CVE-2020-5793

    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.

    Published:Nov 5, 2020
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Nov 5, 2020
    EPSS Score:0.0011
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows
    Vendor
    Tenable
    Product
    Nessus
    Vendor
    Tenable
    Product
    Nessus Agent

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High