CVE-2020-26941

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Summary

CVECVE-2020-26941
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-01-26 18:15:00 UTC
Updated2021-02-02 18:34:00 UTC
DescriptionA local (authenticated) low-privileged user can exploit a behavior in an ESET installer to achieve arbitrary file overwrite (deletion) of any file via a symlink, due to insecure permissions. The possibility of exploiting this vulnerability is limited and can only take place during the installation phase of ESET products. Furthermore, exploitation can only succeed when Self-Defense is disabled. Affected products are: ESET NOD32 Antivirus, ESET Internet Security, ESET Smart Security, ESET Smart Security Premium versions 13.2 and lower; ESET Endpoint Antivirus, ESET Endpoint Security, ESET NOD32 Antivirus Business Edition, ESET Smart Security Business Edition versions 7.3 and lower; ESET File Security for Microsoft Windows Server, ESET Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange Server, ESET Mail Security for IBM Domino, ESET Security for Kerio, ESET Security for Microsoft SharePoint Server versions 7.2 and lower.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-276

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Eset Endpoint Antivirus All All All All
Application Eset Endpoint Security All All All All
Application Eset File Security All All All All
Application Eset Internet Security 1294 All All All
Application Eset Internet Security 1294 All All All
Application Eset Internet Security All All All All
Application Eset Mail Security All All All All
Application Eset Mail Security All All All All
Application Eset Nod32 Antivirus All All All All
Application Eset Nod32 Antivirus All All All All
Application Eset Security All All All All
Application Eset Security All All All All
Application Eset Smart Security All All All All
Application Eset Smart Security All All All All
Application Eset Smart Security All All All All

References

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[CA7794] Local privilege escalation vulnerability fixed in ESET products for Windows MISC support.eset.com Vendor Advisory
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