What is CVE-2020-25289?

CVE-2020-25289 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Avast Secureline Vpn, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-09-13.

How severe is CVE-2020-25289?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Avast Secureline Vpn

CVE-2020-25289

The VPN service in AVAST SecureLine before 5.6.4982.470 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via an Object Manager symbolic link from the log directory (which has weak permissions).

EPSS: 0.004 (36.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Avast Secureline_vpn
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-25289?: CVE-2020-25289 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Avast Secureline Vpn, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-09-13.
How severe is CVE-2020-25289?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.