Description
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.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2020-07
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2020-08
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0003
EPSS Percentile
10.4%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
Status
published
Products (3)
tenable/nessus
8.9.0 - 8.12.0
tenable/nessus_agent
8.0.0
tenable/nessus_agent
8.1.0
Published
Nov 05, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026