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    CVE-2020-10862

    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.

    Published:Apr 1, 2020
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Apr 1, 2020
    EPSS Score:0.00143
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Avast
    Product
    Antivirus
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows

    Exploits

    https://github.com/umarfarook882/Avast_Multiple_Vulnerability_Disclosure/blob/master/README.mdhttps://github.com/umarfarook882/Avast_Multiple_Vulnerability_Disclosure/blob/master/README.md

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High