Vulnerability in Avast Antivirus
CVE-2020-10862
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 Local Privilege Escalation (LPE) via RPC.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (40.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 41st percentile — 40.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- forum.avast.com/index.php (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- forum.avast.com/index.php (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/umarfarook882/Avast_Multiple_Vulnerability_Disclosure/blob/master/RE… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-10862?
- CVE-2020-10862 is a high-severity vulnerability in Avast Antivirus. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-04-01.
- How severe is CVE-2020-10862?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-10862 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.