Vulnerability in Iobit Advanced Systemcare
CVE-2020-14990
IOBit Advanced SystemCare Free 13.5.0.263 allows local users to gain privileges for file deletion by manipulating the Clean & Optimize feature with an NTFS junction and an Object Manager symbolic link.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (40.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 41st percentile — 40.9% 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
- Iobit Advanced Systemcare — versions 13.5.0.263
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- daniels-it-blog.blogspot.com/2020/06/arbitrary-file-deletion-in-iobit.html (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/Daniel-itsec/AdvancedSystemCare (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-14990?
- CVE-2020-14990 is a high-severity vulnerability in Iobit Advanced Systemcare, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2020-06-22.
- How severe is CVE-2020-14990?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-14990 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.