What is CVE-2020-5793?

CVE-2020-5793 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-11-05.

How severe is CVE-2020-5793?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2020-5793

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…

EPSS: 0.004 (31.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows
Tenable Nessus
Tenable Nessus_agent — versions 8.0.0, 8.1.0
N/a Tenable Nessus For Windows And Agent — versions Nessus Agent 8.0.0 and 8.1.0 / Nessus 8.9.0 through Nessus 8.12.0

References

vulnreport@tenable.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
vulnreport@tenable.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-5793?: CVE-2020-5793 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-11-05.
How severe is CVE-2020-5793?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.