CVE-2020-5774
lowpriority · track · 28EPSS 0.003 · 28 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Nessus versions 8.11.0 and earlier were found to maintain sessions longer than the permitted period in certain scenarios. The lack of proper session expiration could allow attackers with local access to login into an existing browser session.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–high · 3.6–7.1
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affected products (2)
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references (5)
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- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5774cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Nessus-privilege-escalation-via-Unexpired-Sessions-33133cnnvd
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2020-06cnnvd
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2020-06enisa_euvd
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2020-06PatchVendor Advisorynvd
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