What is CVE-2022-28965?

CVE-2022-28965 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Avast Premium Security, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-05-20.

How severe is CVE-2022-28965?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Avast Premium Security

CVE-2022-28965

Multiple DLL hijacking vulnerabilities via the components instup.exe and wsc_proxy.exe in Avast Premium Security before v21.11.2500 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted DLL file.

EPSS: 0.003 (19.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Avast Premium_security
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-28965?: CVE-2022-28965 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Avast Premium Security, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-05-20.
How severe is CVE-2022-28965?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.