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2 vulnerabilities found for AVAST SecureLine by Avast

CVE-2020-37037 (GCVE-0-2020-37037)

Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2026-02-01 14:38 – Updated: 2026-03-05 01:27
VLAI?
Title
AVAST SecureLine 5.5.522.0 - 'SecureLine' Unquoted Service Path
Summary
Avast SecureLine 5.5.522.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local users to potentially execute code with elevated system privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in the service configuration to inject malicious code that would execute with LocalSystem account permissions during service startup.
Severity ?
8.5 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-428 - Unquoted Search Path or Element
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Avast AVAST SecureLine Affected: 5.5.522.0
Create a notification for this product.
Date Public ?
2020-03-24 00:00
Credits
Roberto Piña
Show details on NVD website
To clipboard 

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CVE-2020-37037 (GCVE-0-2020-37037)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-01 14:38 – Updated: 2026-03-05 01:27
VLAI?
Title
AVAST SecureLine 5.5.522.0 - 'SecureLine' Unquoted Service Path
Summary
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Severity ?
8.5 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-428 - Unquoted Search Path or Element
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Avast AVAST SecureLine Affected: 5.5.522.0
Create a notification for this product.
Date Public ?
2020-03-24 00:00
Credits
Roberto Piña
Show details on NVD website
To clipboard 

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