CVE-2020-5794

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Una vulnerabilidad en Nessus Network Monitor versiones 5.11.0, 5.11.1 y 5.12.0 para Windows, podría permitir a un atacante local autenticado ejecutar código arbitrario para copiar archivos suministrados por el usuario en una ruta especialmente construida en un directorio de usuario con un nombre específico. El atacante necesita credenciales válidas en el sistema Windows para explotar esta vulnerabilidad

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2020-01-06 CVE Reserved
2020-11-06 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-04 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2020-09	Third Party Advisory

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URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Tenable Search vendor "Tenable"	Nessus Network Monitor Search vendor "Tenable" for product "Nessus Network Monitor"	5.11.0 Search vendor "Tenable" for product "Nessus Network Monitor" and version "5.11.0"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"	-	-	Safe
Tenable Search vendor "Tenable"	Nessus Network Monitor Search vendor "Tenable" for product "Nessus Network Monitor"	5.11.1 Search vendor "Tenable" for product "Nessus Network Monitor" and version "5.11.1"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"	-	-	Safe
Tenable Search vendor "Tenable"	Nessus Network Monitor Search vendor "Tenable" for product "Nessus Network Monitor"	5.12.0 Search vendor "Tenable" for product "Nessus Network Monitor" and version "5.12.0"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"	-	-	Safe