CVE-2020-25043 Path traversal in Kaspersky VPN Secure Connection
An attacker can delete arbitrary files on the system via the Kaspersky VPN Secure Connection installer, potentially causing denial of service or data loss.
- 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-2020-25043?
CVE-2020-25043 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Kaspersky VPN Secure Connection, published on 2 Sep 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The installer of Kaspersky VPN Secure Connection prior to 5.0 was vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion that could allow an attacker to delete any file in the system.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-25043?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Kaspersky Vpn Secure Connection.
How do I fix CVE-2020-25043?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-25043 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2020-25043 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-25043 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Kaspersky VPN Secure Connection
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8v8j-5gpm-fvqv.