CVEvulnerability
CVE-2020-10861
7.5 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2020-04-01
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 7.5 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 6.4 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Description
An issue was discovered in Avast Antivirus before 20. The aswTask RPC endpoint for the TaskEx library in the Avast Service (AvastSvc.exe) allows attackers to achieve Arbitrary File Deletion from Avast Program Path via RPC, when Self Defense is Enabled.
Affected configurations
• avast antivirus (< 20.0)
References
- https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=232420.0 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=232423.0 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/umarfarook882/Avast_Multiple_Vulnerability_Disclosure/blob/master/README.md Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=232420.0 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=232423.0 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/umarfarook882/Avast_Multiple_Vulnerability_Disclosure/blob/master/README.md Exploit, Third Party Advisory