5.9

CVE-2020-5812: tenable nessus_amazon_machine_image Improper Certificate Validation

CVSS: 5.9v3.1MediumModified
Published 05-02-2021Last modified 04-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-5812 is a medium (CVSS 5.9) Improper Certificate Validation vulnerability in tenable nessus_amazon_machine_image. EPSS estimates a 0.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 42.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
24/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.9/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.52%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 05-02-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Nessus AMI versions 8.12.0 and earlier were found to either not validate, or incorrectly validate, a certificate which could allow an attacker to spoof a trusted entity by using a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.52%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

43%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.52% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.52%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Tenable1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

1 links