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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| Source | ID | Title |
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EUVD |
EUVD-2020-26950 | 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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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: tenable
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-04T08:39:26.035Z
Reserved: 2020-01-06T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2020-5793
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Status : Modified
Published: 2020-11-05T20:15:17.270
Modified: 2024-11-21T05:34:36.493
Link: CVE-2020-5793
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