What is CVE-2020-12463?

CVE-2020-12463 is a high-severity vulnerability in Avira Software Updater. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-05-05.

How severe is CVE-2020-12463?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Avira Software Updater

CVE-2020-12463

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Avira Software Updater before 2.0.6.27476 due to improperly handling file hard links. This allows local users to obtain take control of arbitrary files.

EPSS: 0.004 (35.2th 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

Avira Software_updater
N/a — versions n/a

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-12463?: CVE-2020-12463 is a high-severity vulnerability in Avira Software Updater. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-05-05.
How severe is CVE-2020-12463?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.