CVE-2020-25045 Privilege escalation in Kaspersky Security Center & Kaspersky Security Center Web Console
Attackers can elevate privileges via DLL hijacking in Kaspersky Security Center installers, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-25045?
CVE-2020-25045 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kaspersky Security Center & Kaspersky Security Center Web Console, published on 2 Sep 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Installers of Kaspersky Security Center and Kaspersky Security Center Web Console prior to 12 & prior to 12 Patch A were vulnerable to a DLL hijacking attack that allowed an attacker to elevate privileges in the system.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-25045?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Kaspersky Security Center, Kaspersky Security Center Web Console.
How do I fix CVE-2020-25045?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-25045 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-25045 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-25045 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2qp6-q6vf-5x4c.