CVE-2020-5793

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.

7.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.11%

Vendor Advisory tenable.com Vendor Advisory tenable.com

Affected: n/a Tenable Nessus for Windows and Tenable Nessus Agent for Windows

References

Link	Tags
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2020-07	vendor advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2020-08	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-5793?: CVE-2020-5793 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-5793?: To fix CVE-2020-5793, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-5793 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-5793 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2020-5793?: CVE-2020-5793 affects n/a Tenable Nessus for Windows and Tenable Nessus Agent for Windows.

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