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CVE-2020-25045

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-09-02 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-427

Description

Installers of Kaspersky Security Center and Kaspersky Security Center Web Console prior to 12 & prior to 12 Patch A were vulnerable to a DLL hijacking attack that allowed an attacker to elevate privileges in the system.

Affected products

• Kaspersky Security Center: before 12 — fixed in 12
• Kaspersky Security Center Web Console: before 12 — fixed in 12

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Kaspersky Security Center 12; Kaspersky Security Center Web Console 12. 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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