Vulnerability details
CVE-2020-37037
Avast SecureLine
AVAST SecureLine 5.5.522.0 - 'SecureLine' Unquoted Service Path
CVSS 4.0
8.5High
Official description
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.
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.5High | 4.0 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (VulnCheck) | 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 |
| 7.8High | 3.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (VulnCheck) | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avast | AVAST SecureLine | 5.5.522.0 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
3- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48249 exploit
- https://www.avast.com/ product
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/avast-secureline-secureline-unquoted-service-path third-party-advisory
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Details
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- Last updated
- 2026-03-05
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- VulnCheck
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.16%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
5.9%
Percentile (among all CVEs)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- No
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept
- Technical impact
- Total
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-428Unquoted Search Path or Element