7.8
HIGH
CVE-2020-11446
ESET Privilege Escalation Access Control Weakness
Description

ESET Antivirus and Antispyware Module module 1553 through 1560 allows a user with limited access rights to create hard links in some ESET directories and then force the product to write through these links into files that would normally not be write-able by the user, thus achieving privilege escalation.

INFO

Published Date :

April 29, 2020, 2:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 21, 2021, 11:39 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-11446 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 Eset nod32_antivirus
2 Eset smart_security
3 Eset internet_security
4 Eset antivirus_and_antispyware
5 Eset endpoint_antivirus
6 Eset endpoint_security
7 Eset file_security
8 Eset mail_security
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-2020-11446.

URL Resource
https://support.eset.com/en/ca7489-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-fixed-in-eset-products-for-windows Vendor Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-11446 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-11446 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 [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-269 CWE-59
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 07, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://support.eset.com/en/ca7489-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-fixed-in-eset-products-for-windows No Types Assigned https://support.eset.com/en/ca7489-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-fixed-in-eset-products-for-windows Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-269
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:eset:antivirus_and_antispyware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1553 up to (including) 1560 *cpe:2.3:a:eset:endpoint_antivirus:-:*:*:*:*:-:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:eset:endpoint_security:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:eset:file_security:-:*:*:*:*:windows_server:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:eset:internet_security:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:eset:mail_security:-:*:*:*:*:domino:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:eset:mail_security:-:*:*:*:*:exchange_server:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:eset:mail_security:-:*:*:*:*:kerio:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:eset:mail_security:-:*:*:*:*:sharepoint_server:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:eset:nod32_antivirus:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:eset:nod32_antivirus:-:*:*:*:business:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:eset:smart_security:-:*:*:*:-:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:eset:smart_security:-:*:*:*:business:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:eset:smart_security:-:*:*:*:premium:*:*:*
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-2020-11446 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-11446 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.10264

percentile

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