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.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nessus | Tenable | 8.9.0 (including) | 8.12.0 (including) |
| Nessus_agent | Tenable | 8.0.0 (including) | 8.0.0 (including) |
| Nessus_agent | Tenable | 8.1.0 (including) | 8.1.0 (including) |