CVE-2020-13657
Medium
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.
SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductAvast Free Antivirus
PublishedJun 29, 2020
First seenJun 29, 2020
How to fix
Update
- avast free_antivirus20.4 or later
- avast avg_antivirus20.4 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| avast free_antivirus | v < 20.4 | 20.4 |
| avast avg_antivirus | v < 20.4 | 20.4 |
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