CVE-2020-13657

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Avast Free Antivirus and AVG AntiVirus Free before 20.4 due to improperly handling hard links. The vulnerability allows local users to take control of arbitrary files.

5.5

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.03%

Vendor Advisory avast.com Vendor Advisory avast.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=234638.0	vendor advisory
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=232423.0	release notes vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-13657?: CVE-2020-13657 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-13657?: To fix CVE-2020-13657, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-13657 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-13657 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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