Is CVE-2020-12463 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-12463 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-12463?

CVE-2020-12463 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-12463?

CVE-2020-12463 has an EPSS score of 0.43% (35th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-12463?

Upgrade software updater to 2.0.6.27476 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-12463

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Avira Software Updater before 2.0.6.27476 due to improperly handling file hard links. This allows local users to obtain take control of arbitrary files.

How to fix

Remediation Available

software updaterNVD

Affected:< 2.0.6.27476Fixed in:2.0.6.27476CVE-2020-12463derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.43%probability of exploitation in 30 days

35thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 35% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

support.avira.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.