VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2020-10867
CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability2.22%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-04-01
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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 bypass intended access restrictions on tasks from an untrusted process, when Self Defense is enabled.
Weakness classification
- nvd@nist.gov: CWE-668
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Third Party Advisory