CVE-2020-10864 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can trigger a system reboot via RPC from a low-integrity process in Avast Antivirus, causing denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-10864?
CVE-2020-10864 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Apr 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
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 trigger a reboot via RPC from a Low Integrity process.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-10864?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Avast Antivirus.
How do I fix CVE-2020-10864?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-10864 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2020-10864 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-10864 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2025-13032 Race condition in (Free/Inernet Security/Ultimate) Antivirus
- CVE-2020-10867 Security feature bypass in n/a
- CVE-2017-8307 Missing authorization in n/a
- CVE-2025-3500 Integer Overflow in Avast Antiviurs 25.1.981.6 on Windows may result in privilege escalation
- CVE-2021-45335 Missing authorization in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jxr6-f42f-343g.