# CVE-2020-10861: An issue was discovered in Avast Antivirus before 20.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-04-01 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

An issue was discovered in Avast Antivirus before 20. The aswTask RPC endpoint for the TaskEx library in the Avast Service (AvastSvc.exe) allows attackers to achieve Arbitrary File Deletion from Avast Program Path via RPC, when Self Defense is Enabled.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=232420.0
- https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=232423.0
- https://github.com/umarfarook882/Avast_Multiple_Vulnerability_Disclosure/blob/master/README.md

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