An issue was discovered in the Login Password feature of the Password Manager component…
Priority LOW 25CWE-212Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00322 25th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-15024
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mv65-7xv7-wp7j
References
More Avast Antivirus vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-08753 An issue was discovered in Avast Antivirus before 20. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-05872 In Avast Antivirus before v17, using the LPC interface API exposed by the AvastSVC.exe… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-03074 Integer Overflow in Avast Antiviurs 25.1.981.6 on Windows may result in privilege escalation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-11929 Time-of-check time-of-use race condition in Avast Antivirus CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2021-20488 Privilege escalation vulnerability in the Self-Defense driver of Avast Antivirus prior to… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2021-20487 Privilege escalation vulnerability in the Sandbox component of Avast Antivirus prior to… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-15024 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-15024 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mv65-7xv7-wp7j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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