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CVE-2020-10864 Details

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 trigger a reboot via RPC from a Low Integrity process.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:6.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=232420.0 CVERelease NotesVendor Advisory
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=232423.0 CVERelease NotesVendor Advisory
https://github.com/umarfarook882/Avast_Multiple_Vulnerability_Disclosure/blob/master/README.md CVEExploitThird Party Advisory
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=232420.0 [email protected]Release NotesVendor Advisory
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=232423.0 [email protected]Release NotesVendor Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-noinfoInsufficient Information to Classify Weakness[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
avast antivirus
< 20.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:avast:antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
microsoft windows
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2020-10864
NVD Published Date:
Apr 1, 2020
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2020-10864 Details - Not Deferred