Improper access control in Avast Antivirus - CVE-2020-10868

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Improper access control in Avast Antivirus - CVE-2020-10868

Published: April 2, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU26547
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-10868
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Avast Antivirus
Software vendor:
Avast Software s.r.o.

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions in che aswTask RPC endpoint for the TaskEx library in the Avast Service (AvastSvc.exe). A remote attacker can bypass implemented security restrictions and launch the Repair App RPC call from a Low Integrity process.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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