VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2020-15024
An issue was discovered in the Login Password feature of the Password Manager component in Avast Antivirus 20.1.5069.562.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.32%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.32%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
An issue was discovered in the Login Password feature of the Password Manager component in Avast Antivirus 20.1.5069.562. An entered password continues to be stored in Windows main memory after a logout, and after a Lock Vault operation.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.32% probability · 25th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-212, CWE-459
- Affected
- avast/antivirus
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://nestedif.com/avast-antivirus-password-manager-vulnerability-improper-session-handling-leading-to-information-disclosure-advisory/Third Party Advisory, URL Repurposed
- http://nestedif.com/avast-antivirus-password-manager-vulnerability-improper-session-handling-leading-to-information-disclosure-advisory/Third Party Advisory, URL Repurposed
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.