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.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=232420.0
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=232423.0
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/umarfarook882/Avast_Multiple_Vulnerability_Disclosure/blob/master/README.md
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0014
EPSS Percentile
34.0%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
Status
published
Products (1)
avast/antivirus
< 20.0
Published
Apr 01, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026