PT-2020-3291 · Kaspersky · Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool

Eran Shimony · Published 2020-07-29 · Updated 2020-10-06 · CVE-2020-25044

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.1

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool (KVRT) versions prior to 15.0.23.0

Description The issue is related to insufficient access control, which could allow an attacker to delete the content of any file in the system. This could provide an opportunity for arbitrary file corruption.

Recommendations For versions prior to 15.0.23.0, update to version 15.0.23.0 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to sensitive files and directories to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2020-03599

CVE-2020-25044

Affected Products

Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-25044 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-03599 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-25044 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/sysadm_in_channel/2251 · Telegram Post
• https://support.kaspersky.ru/general/vulnerability.aspx?el=12430#290720 · Note
• https://support.kaspersky.com/general/vulnerability.aspx?el=12430#290720 · Note
• https://t.me/avleonovcom/805 · Telegram Post