Vulnerability in Eset Antivirus And Antispyware

CVE-2020-11446

ESET Antivirus and Antispyware Module module 1553 through 1560 allows a user with limited access rights to create hard links in some ESET directories and then force the product to write through these links into files that would normally not be write-able by the user, thus achieving privilege escalation.

EPSS: 0.004 (30.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-11446?
CVE-2020-11446 is a high-severity vulnerability in Eset Antivirus And Antispyware, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-04-29.
How severe is CVE-2020-11446?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.