VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2020-13657
CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.41%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-06-29
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Avast Free Antivirus and AVG AntiVirus Free before 20.4 due to improperly handling hard links. The vulnerability allows local users to take control of arbitrary files.
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory