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TI-2020-15303 Aliases CVE-2020-25043GHSA-8v8j-5gpm-fvqv

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—Kaspersky VPN Secure Connectionbefore 5.05.0Patch availableCNA
  • Kaspersky VPN Secure Connection Vendor— Affected before 5.0 Fixed in 5.0 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:kaspersky:vpn_secure_connection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 5.0VulnerableKaspersky
  • cpe:2.3:a:kaspersky:vpn_secure_connection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.0 Vulnerable ·Kaspersky

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Kaspersky VPN Secure Connection Fixed in 5.0

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-25043
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8v8j-5gpm-fvqv

References

  • TI-2022-10540 Kaspersky VPN Secure Connection for Windows version up to 21.5 was vulnerable to… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8

Sources