7.1
HIGH
CVE-2020-14990
IOBit Advanced SystemCare Free NTFS Junction Object Manager Symbolic Link Privilege Escalation
Description

IOBit Advanced SystemCare Free 13.5.0.263 allows local users to gain privileges for file deletion by manipulating the Clean & Optimize feature with an NTFS junction and an Object Manager symbolic link.

INFO

Published Date :

June 22, 2020, 9:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

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

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.2

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2020-14990 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-2020-14990 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 Iobit advanced_systemcare
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-2020-14990.

URL Resource
https://daniels-it-blog.blogspot.com/2020/06/arbitrary-file-deletion-in-iobit.html Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/Daniel-itsec/AdvancedSystemCare Exploit Third Party Advisory

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Arbitrary File Deletion

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Updated: 4 years, 5 months ago
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Born at : June 22, 2020, 7:01 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-14990 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]

    Jun. 29, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://daniels-it-blog.blogspot.com/2020/06/arbitrary-file-deletion-in-iobit.html No Types Assigned https://daniels-it-blog.blogspot.com/2020/06/arbitrary-file-deletion-in-iobit.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/Daniel-itsec/AdvancedSystemCare No Types Assigned https://github.com/Daniel-itsec/AdvancedSystemCare Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-269
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:iobit:advanced_systemcare:13.5.0.263:*:*:*:free:*:*:*
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

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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.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

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