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CVE-2019-20383

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2020-08-13 · updated 2026-10-08
• Weakness: CWE-59

Description

ABBYY network license server in ABBYY FineReader 15 before Release 4 (aka 15.0.112.2130) allows escalation of privileges by local users via manipulations involving files and using symbolic links.

Affected products

• Abbyy Finereader: before 15.0.112.2130 — fixed in 15.0.112.2130

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Abbyy Finereader 15.0.112.2130. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.abbyydownloads.com/fc12/r3/ReleaseNotes_FC12_R3_U1_1299.39_build_12.0.3.2634.pdf
• https://amonitoring.ru/article/abbyy-lpe/
• https://support.abbyy.com/hc/en-us/articles/360008536920-FineReader-15-Change-Log
• http://www.abbyydownloads.com/fc12/r3/ReleaseNotes_FC12_R3_U1_1299.39_build_12.0.3.2634.pdf
• https://amonitoring.ru/article/abbyy-lpe/
• https://support.abbyy.com/hc/en-us/articles/360008536920-FineReader-15-Change-Log

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