The installer of Kaspersky VPN Secure Connection prior to 5.0 was vulnerable to arbitrary…
Priority LOW 31Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The installer of Kaspersky VPN Secure Connection prior to 5.0 was vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion that could allow an attacker to delete any file in the system.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00314 24th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Kaspersky VPN Secure Connection: 5.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Kaspersky VPN Secure Connection | before 5.0 | 5.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- Kaspersky VPN Secure Connection Vendor— Affected before 5.0 Fixed in 5.0 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Kaspersky VPN Secure Connection Fixed in 5.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-25043
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8v8j-5gpm-fvqv
More Kaspersky Vpn Secure Connection vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-10540 Kaspersky VPN Secure Connection for Windows version up to 21.5 was vulnerable to… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-25043 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-25043 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8v8j-5gpm-fvqv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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