# CVE-2020-27585: Security feature bypass in n/a

> Local administrators can bypass antivirus protections by brute-forcing the settings password to modify sensitive configurations.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Nov 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-67wr-rj87-j8qx

## What is CVE-2020-27585?

CVE-2020-27585 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Nov 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Quick Heal Total Security before 19.0 allows attackers with local admin rights to modify sensitive anti virus settings via a brute-attack on the settings password.

Weakness: CWE-521 (Weak Password Requirements)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-27585?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Quickheal Total Security.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-27585?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-27585 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-27585 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-27585 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2022-31466](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-31466/): TOCTOU Vulnerability in Quick Heal Total Security (high 7.9)
- [CVE-2022-31467](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-31467/): DLL Hijacking Vulnerability in Quick Heal Total Security (high 7.9)
- [CVE-2025-69875](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-69875/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2015-8285](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-8285/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2020-27587](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-27587/): Weak cryptography in n/a (medium 6.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-27585 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-27585 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Nov 2020. 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-2020-27585 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-2020-27585/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-27585/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-27585
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-27585
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-27585

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-27585/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.