CVE-2020-5755 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Webroot endpoint agents prior to version 9.0.28.48. Attackers could rename the "%PROGRAMDATA%\WrData\PKG" directory, leading to a crash or allowing them to rewrite and hijack DLLs upon service restart. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability has a local attack vector and low attack complexity, enabling high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage for this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 9.0.28.48CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:webroot:endpoint_agents:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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