CVE-2020-5793 (GCVE-0-2020-5793)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-11-05 19:11 – Updated: 2024-08-04 08:39
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Summary
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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  • Local Privilege Escalation
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n/a Tenable Nessus for Windows and Tenable Nessus Agent for Windows Affected: Nessus Agent 8.0.0 and 8.1.0 / Nessus 8.9.0 through Nessus 8.12.0
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