Elevated Privilege Vulnerability in ZoneAlarm Firewall and Antivirus

CVE-2020-6013

What is CVE-2020-6013?

Certain versions of ZoneAlarm Firewall and Antivirus exhibit a vulnerability that allows an attacker with system access to manipulate file permissions and exploit existing weaknesses (specifically related to Windows vulnerabilities) to execute arbitrary code with elevated permissions on unpatched systems. This poses a significant risk to system integrity, necessitating timely updates and patches to mitigate potential security breaches.

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