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.
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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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (58.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 58.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.youtube.com/watch (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/b1nary0x1 (Third Party Advisory)
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.