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CVE-2020-10862

• 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: 2020-04-01 · updated 2026-06-17

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 Local Privilege Escalation (LPE) via RPC.

Affected products

• Avast Antivirus: before 20.0 — fixed in 20.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Avast Antivirus 20.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=232420.0
• https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=232423.0
• https://github.com/umarfarook882/Avast_Multiple_Vulnerability_Disclosure/blob/master/README.md
• https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=232420.0
• https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=232423.0
• https://github.com/umarfarook882/Avast_Multiple_Vulnerability_Disclosure/blob/master/README.md

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