CVE-2020-10861

high

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 achieve Arbitrary File Deletion from Avast Program Path via RPC, when Self Defense is Enabled.

References

https://github.com/umarfarook882/Avast_Multiple_Vulnerability_Disclosure/blob/master/README.md

https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=232423.0

https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=232420.0

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2020-04-01

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00269