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[R1] Nessus Network Monitor 5.12.1 Fixes One Vulnerability

Medium

Synopsis

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.

Solution

Tenable has included a fix in Nessus Network Monitor 5.12.1 to address this issue. The installation files can be obtained from the Tenable Downloads Portal (https://www.tenable.com/downloads/nessus-network-monitor).

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Risk Information

CVE ID: CVE-2020-5794
Tenable Advisory ID: TNS-2020-09
Risk Factor: Medium
CVSSv2 Base / Temporal Score
6.8 / 5.3
CVSSv2 Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C

Affected Products

NNM 5.11.0, 5.11.1, 5.12.0

Advisory Timeline

2020-11-05 - [R1] Initial Release