# CVE-2020-22061: Other in n/a

> Attackers can write arbitrary data to the device via a vulnerable IOCTL in the SUPERAntispyware kernel driver, potentially leading to privilege escalation.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Dec 2021
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xc7r-5fm5-pmrv

## What is CVE-2020-22061?

CVE-2020-22061 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Dec 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

SUPERAntispyware v8.0.0.1050 was discovered to contain an issue in the component saskutil64.sys. This issue allows attackers to arbitrarily write data to the device via IOCTL 0x9C402140.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-22061?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Superantispyware Superantispyware.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-22061?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-22061 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-22061 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-22061 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2018-6476](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6476/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-14488](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-14488/): RealDefense SUPERAntiSpyware Exposed Dangerous Function Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2025-14489](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-14489/): RealDefense SUPERAntiSpyware Exposed Dangerous Function Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2025-14490](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-14490/): RealDefense SUPERAntiSpyware Exposed Dangerous Function Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2025-14491](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-14491/): RealDefense SUPERAntiSpyware Exposed Dangerous Function Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-22061 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-22061 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Dec 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-22061 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-22061/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-22061/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-22061
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-22061
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-22061

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-22061/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.