7.5
HIGH
CVE-2020-10868
Avast Antivirus Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
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 launch the Repair App RPC call from a Low Integrity process.

INFO

Published Date :

April 1, 2020, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:56 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2020-10868 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-10868 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Avast antivirus
1 Microsoft windows
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-10868.

URL Resource
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=232420.0 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=232423.0 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/umarfarook882/Avast_Multiple_Vulnerability_Disclosure/blob/master/README.md Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=232420.0 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=232423.0 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/umarfarook882/Avast_Multiple_Vulnerability_Disclosure/blob/master/README.md Exploit Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Avast Multiple Vulnerability in RPC Service

Updated: 1 year, 4 months ago
4 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : March 27, 2020, 2:01 a.m. This repo has been linked 9 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-10868 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-10868 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=232420.0
    Added Reference https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=232423.0
    Added Reference https://github.com/umarfarook882/Avast_Multiple_Vulnerability_Disclosure/blob/master/README.md
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-732 NVD-CWE-noinfo
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 02, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=232420.0 No Types Assigned https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=232420.0 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=232423.0 No Types Assigned https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=232423.0 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/umarfarook882/Avast_Multiple_Vulnerability_Disclosure/blob/master/README.md No Types Assigned https://github.com/umarfarook882/Avast_Multiple_Vulnerability_Disclosure/blob/master/README.md Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-732
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:avast:antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 20.0 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-10868 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.18 }} 0.03%

score

0.55705

percentile

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