CVE-2020-10867 describes a critical vulnerability in Avast Antivirus versions prior to 20, specifically affecting the Avast Service (AvastSvc.exe) on Windows. This flaw allows an attacker to bypass intended access restrictions on tasks via the aswTask RPC endpoint, even when Avast's Self Defense feature is active. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low complexity, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploits or active exploitation have been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the high severity warrants immediate patching.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 20.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:avast:antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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