CVE-2020-11446
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.004 · 32 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
ESET Antivirus and Antispyware Module module 1553 through 1560 allows a user with limited access rights to create hard links in some ESET directories and then force the product to write through these links into files that would normally not be write-able by the user, thus achieving privilege escalation.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.6–7.8
weaknesses
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affected products (9)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- eset antivirus and antispyware1553 → 1560nvdUScpe:2.3:a:eset:antivirus_and_antispyware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (5)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11446cnnvd
- https://support.eset.com/en/ca7489-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-fixed-in-eset-products-for-windowscnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/ESET-NOD32-Antivirus-file-corruption-32109cnnvd
- https://support.eset.com/en/ca7489-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-fixed-in-eset-products-for-windowsenisa_euvd
- https://support.eset.com/en/ca7489-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-fixed-in-eset-products-for-windowsVendor Advisorynvd
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