CVEvulnerability
CVE-2020-10867
9.8 CRITICAL
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2020-04-01
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.5 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-668
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 bypass intended access restrictions on tasks from an untrusted process, when Self Defense is enabled.
Affected configurations
• avast antivirus (< 20.0)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-668 Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere weakness
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