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.

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 no…

EPSS: 0.004 (28.1th 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

Eset Antivirus_and_antispyware
Eset Endpoint_antivirus
Eset Endpoint_security
Eset File_security
Eset Internet_security
Eset Mail_security
Eset Nod32_antivirus
Eset Smart_security
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

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.