{ "data_type": "CVE", "data_format": "MITRE", "data_version": "4.0", "CVE_data_meta": { "ID": "CVE-2020-5793", "ASSIGNER": "vulnreport@tenable.com", "STATE": "PUBLIC" }, "affects": { "vendor": { "vendor_data": [ { "vendor_name": "n/a", "product": { "product_data": [ { "product_name": "Tenable Nessus for Windows and Tenable Nessus Agent for Windows", "version": { "version_data": [ { "version_value": "Nessus Agent 8.0.0 and 8.1.0 / Nessus 8.9.0 through Nessus 8.12.0" } ] } } ] } } ] } }, "problemtype": { "problemtype_data": [ { "description": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "Local Privilege Escalation" } ] } ] }, "references": { "reference_data": [ { "refsource": "MISC", "name": "https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2020-07", "url": "https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2020-07" }, { "refsource": "MISC", "name": "https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2020-08", "url": "https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2020-08" } ] }, "description": { "description_data": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "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." } ] } }