CVE-2020-14990 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in IOBit Advanced SystemCare Free 13.5.0.263, allowing an attacker to delete arbitrary files. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.1) leverages NTFS junctions and Object Manager symbolic links during the Clean & Optimize process. While the vulnerability has a high impact on integrity and availability, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding it.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
13.5.0.263CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:iobit:advanced_systemcare:13.5.0.263:*:*:*:free:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
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