Vulnerability in Superantispyware Professional X
CVE-2020-24955
SUPERAntiSyware Professional X Trial 10.0.1206 is vulnerable to local privilege escalation because it allows unprivileged users to restore a malicious DLL from quarantine into the system32 folder via an NTFS directory junction, as demonstrated by a crafted ualapi.dll file that is detected as malware.
EPSS: 0.009 (56.3th 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
- Superantispyware Professional_x
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-24955?
- CVE-2020-24955 is a high-severity vulnerability in Superantispyware Professional X, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-09-01.
- How severe is CVE-2020-24955?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-24955 known to be exploited?
- 7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.