CVE-2020-12463 (GCVE-0-2020-12463)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-05-05 21:18 – Updated: 2024-08-04 11:56
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Summary
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Avira Software Updater before 2.0.6.27476 due to improperly handling file hard links. This allows local users to obtain take control of arbitrary files.
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