CVE-2020-25044
HIGH
7.1
CVSS Score
Published: September 2, 2020 at 07:29 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:06 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorVirus Removal Tool
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Severity
HIGH7.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
Description
Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool (KVRT) prior to 15.0.23.0 was vulnerable to arbitrary file corruption that could provide an attacker with the opportunity to eliminate content of any file in the system.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 15.0.23.0
Affected range stops below 15.0.23.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (1)
x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
https://support.kaspersky.com/general/vulnerability.aspx?el=12430#290720CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
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StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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