CVE-2020-5755

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Webroot endpoint agents prior to version v9.0.28.48 did not protect the "%PROGRAMDATA%\WrData\PKG" directory against renaming. This could allow attackers to trigger a crash or wait upon Webroot service restart to rewrite and hijack dlls in this directory for privilege escalation.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-732

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	Webroot SecureAnywhere	All versions prior to version v9.0.28.48

References

https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2020-36Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2020-36Exploit, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jun 15, 2020
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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