VDB-154590 · CVE-2020-11446 · GCVE-0-2020-11446

ESET Antivirus/Antispyware Module Module up to 1560 Hard Link privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in ESET Antivirus and Antispyware Module Module up to 1560. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation as part of Hard Link results in privileges management. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-11446. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ESET Antivirus and Antispyware Module Module up to 1560 (Anti-Malware Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown functionality. The manipulation as part of a Hard Link leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

ESET Antivirus and Antispyware Module module 1553 through 1560 allows a user with limited access rights to create hard links in some ESET directories and then force the product to write through these links into files that would normally not be write-able by the user, thus achieving privilege escalation.

The weakness was published 04/29/2020 (Website). The advisory is available at support.eset.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-11446 since 04/01/2020. Local access is required to approach this attack. A authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Type

Anti-Malware Software

Vendor

ESET

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Version

License

commercial

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/01/2020 🔍
04/29/2020 +28 days 🔍
04/30/2020 +1 days 🔍
10/14/2020 +167 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: support.eset.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2020-11446 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-11446
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-154590

Entryinfo

Created: 04/30/2020 09:25
Updated: 10/14/2020 13:37
Changes: 04/30/2020 09:25 (37), 04/30/2020 09:30 (18), 10/14/2020 13:37 (1)
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