What is CVE-2022-26522?

CVE-2022-26522 is a high-severity vulnerability in N/a, classified under Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-05-08.

How severe is CVE-2022-26522?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in N/a

CVE-2022-26522

The socket connection handler in aswArPot.sys in the Avast and AVG Windows Anti Rootkit driver before 22.1 allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code in kernel mode or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and OS crash) due to…

Vulnerability class: TOCTOU (Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use)

EPSS: 0.007 (71.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-367 — Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

References

cve@mitre.org
cve@mitre.org

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-26522?: CVE-2022-26522 is a high-severity vulnerability in N/a, classified under Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-05-08.
How severe is CVE-2022-26522?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.