Vulnerability · Published Sep 2, 2020 · Assigned by Kaspersky

CVE-2020-25044

High 7.1

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 27% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)7.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 72.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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 products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool prior to 15.0.23.0

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