CVE-2020-25043

Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2020-09-02 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The installer of Kaspersky VPN Secure Connection prior to 5.0 was vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion that could allow an attacker to delete any file in the system.

Affected products

Kaspersky VPN Secure Connection for Windows: before 5.0 — fixed in 5.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Kaspersky VPN Secure Connection for Windows 5.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://support.kaspersky.com/general/vulnerability.aspx?el=12430#290720
https://support.kaspersky.com/general/vulnerability.aspx?el=12430#290720

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