High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 5, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-5793
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.
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Affected products
3- Nessus/Nessus Agentdescription
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References
2- www.tenable.com/security/tns-2020-07nvdVendor Advisory
- www.tenable.com/security/tns-2020-08nvdVendor Advisory
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