CVE-2020-10862

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Published Apr 1, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

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 achieve Local Privilege Escalation (LPE) via RPC.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:avast:antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-3268	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 achieve Local Privilege Escalation (LPE) via RPC.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.504% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=232420.0
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=232423.0
https://github.com/umarfarook882/Avast_Multiple_Vulnerability_Disclosure/blob/master/README.md

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Avast Antivirus

Microsoft Windows

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 11:14 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Apr 1, 2020, 4:53 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 11:14 AM
Reserved: Mar 23, 2020, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:48 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 1, 2020, 5:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:48 AM

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