High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 1, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-10862

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.

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Affected products

Avast\!/Antivirus2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:avast:antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:avast:antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <20.0
- (no CPE)range: <20
Avast/Antivirusdescription

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

github.com/umarfarook882/Avast_Multiple_Vulnerability_Disclosure/blob/master/README.mdnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
forum.avast.com/index.phpnvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
forum.avast.com/index.phpnvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory

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