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.
References
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https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2020-07 | Vendor Advisory |
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2020-08 | Vendor Advisory |
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: tenable
Published: 2020-11-05T19:11:24
Updated: 2020-11-05T19:11:24
Reserved: 2020-01-06T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2020-5793
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NVD Information
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2020-11-05T20:15:17.270
Modified: 2020-11-16T18:41:43.893
Link: CVE-2020-5793
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CWE