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    1 vulnerability by WinAVR

    CVE-2020-36938 (GCVE-0-2020-36938)

    Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-27 15:23 – Updated: 2026-01-27 21:38
    VLAI
    Title
    WinAVR Version 20100110 - Insecure Folder Permissions
    Summary
    WinAVR version 20100110 contains an insecure permissions vulnerability that allows authenticated users to modify system files and executables. Attackers can leverage the overly permissive access controls to potentially modify critical DLLs and executable files in the WinAVR installation directory.
    Severity
    7 (High)
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
    8.8 (High)
    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    SSVC
    Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
    CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
    CWE
    • CWE-732 - Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
    Assigner
    References
    Impacted products
    Vendor Product Version
    WinAVR WinAVR Affected: 20100110
    		Create a notification for this product.
    Date Public
    2020-12-11 00:00
    Credits
    Mohammed Alshehri
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