CVE-2020-15401 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in IOBit Malware Fighter Pro version 8.0.2.547. An authenticated attacker can exploit this flaw by manipulating file locations using NTFS junctions and Object Manager symbolic links to achieve arbitrary file deletion. With a CVSS score of 4.4 (Medium), this vulnerability requires high privileges to exploit and has a low attack complexity, but it is not known to be actively exploited in the wild. There are no public exploit modules, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.0.2.547CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:iobit:malware_fighter:8.0.2.547:*:*:*:pro:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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