Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 13, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-25289

Description

The VPN service in AVAST SecureLine before 5.6.4982.470 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via an Object Manager symbolic link from the log directory (which has weak permissions).

Affected products

Avast\!/Secureline VPN
cpe:2.3:a:avast:secureline_vpn:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <5.6.4982.470
AVAST/SecureLinedescription
Avast\!/SecureLinellm-fuzzy
Range: <5.6.4982.470

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

zeifan.my/security/arbitrary%20file/eop/2020/07/21/avast-secureline-vpn-arb-file-eop.htmlnvdExploitThird Party Advisory

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