CVE-2020-5793
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.004 · 34 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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affected products (4)
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- n/a Tenable Nessus for Windows and Tenable Nessus Agent for Windows≤ Nessus Agent 8.0.0 and 8.1.0 / Nessus 8.9.0 through Nessus 8.12.0enisa_euvdEU
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references (9)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5793cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Nessus-privilege-escalation-33745cnnvd
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2020-07cnnvd
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2020-08cnnvd
- https://zh-cn.tenable.com/security/tns-2020-08?tns_redirect=truePatchcnnvd
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2020-07enisa_euvd
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2020-08enisa_euvd
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2020-07Vendor Advisorynvd
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