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High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 6, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-5794

CVE-2020-5794

Description

A vulnerability in Nessus Network Monitor versions 5.11.0, 5.11.1, and 5.12.0 for Windows could allow an authenticated local attacker to execute arbitrary code by copying user-supplied files to a specially constructed path in a specifically named user directory. The attacker needs valid credentials on the Windows system to exploit this vulnerability.

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Affected products

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  • Tenable/Nessus Network Monitor4 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus_network_monitor:5.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus_network_monitor:5.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus_network_monitor:5.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus_network_monitor:5.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: 5.11.0, 5.11.1, and 5.12.0
  • Nessus/Nessus Network Monitordescription

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