CVE-2020-10862 Privilege escalation in n/a
Attackers can achieve local privilege escalation via the Avast Service RPC endpoint, requiring an upgrade to Avast Antivirus.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-10862?
CVE-2020-10862 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Apr 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in Avast Antivirus before 20. The aswTask RPC endpoint for the TaskEx library in the Avast Service (AvastSvc.exe) allows attackers to achieve Local Privilege Escalation (LPE) via RPC.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-10862?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Avast Antivirus.
How do I fix CVE-2020-10862?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-10862 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-10862 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-10862 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-c7gg-gccv-v6c5.