VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2020-5794

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.37%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-11-06
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-noinfo

Primary references