CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-15024

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in the Login Password feature of the Password Manager component in Avast Antivirus 20.1.5069.562. An entered password continues to be stored in Windows main memory after a logout, and after a Lock Vault operation.

CWE-212CWE-459

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.32%probability of exploitation in 30 days
24thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 24% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1
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