A vulnerability in Nessus versions 8.9.0 through 8.12.0 for Windows & Nessus Agent 8.0.0…
Priority LOW 34Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00397 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Tenable Nessus for Windows and Tenable Nessus Agent for Windows | Nessus Agent 8.0.0 and 8.1.0 / Nessus 8.9.0 through Nessus 8.12.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Tenable Nessus for Windows and Tenable Nessus Agent for Windows Vendor— Affected Nessus Agent 8.0.0 and 8.1.0 / Nessus 8.9.0 through Nessus 8.12.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.9.0 – 8.12.0 | Vulnerable | Tenable |
| cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus_agent:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0.0 | Vulnerable | Tenable |
| cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus_agent:8.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.1.0 | Vulnerable | Tenable |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.9.0 – 8.12.0 Vulnerable ·Tenable
- cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus_agent:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.0 Vulnerable ·Tenable
- cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus_agent:8.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1.0 Vulnerable ·Tenable
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-5793
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ghm7-vx3w-9hw3
References
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- TI-2021-02413 NULL pointer deref in signature_algorithms processing CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
- TI-2021-02414 CA certificate check bypass with X509_V_FLAG_X509_STRICT CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.4
- TI-2022-07855 Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.4 has a signed integer overflow in XML_GetBuffer, for… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-5793 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-5793 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-ghm7-vx3w-9hw3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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