CVE-2020-10865

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 make arbitrary changes to the Components section of the Stats.ini file via RPC from a Low Integrity process.

• CWE-829

• https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=232420.0Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=232423.0Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/umarfarook882/Avast_Multiple_Vulnerability_Disclosure/blob/master/README.mdExploit, Third Party Advisory
• https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=232420.0Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=232423.0Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/umarfarook882/Avast_Multiple_Vulnerability_Disclosure/blob/master/README.mdExploit, Third Party Advisory

Published

Apr 1, 2020

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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