Privilege escalation in Avast Antivirus
CVE-2022-4294
Norton, Avira, Avast and AVG Antivirus for Windows may be susceptible to a Privilege Escalation vulnerability, which is a type of issue whereby an attacker may attempt to compromise the software application to gain elevated access to resources that are normally protected from an application or user.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.002 (8.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Avast Antivirus
- Avg Antivirus
- Avira Avira_security
- Microsoft Windows
- Norton Power_eraser
- Nortonlifelock (Gendigital) Avast Antivirus — versions Prior to 22.10
- Nortonlifelock (Gendigital) Avg Antivirus — versions Prior to 22.10
- Nortonlifelock (Gendigital) Avira Security — versions prior to 1.1.78
- Nortonlifelock (Gendigital) Norton Antivirus Windows Eraser Engine — versions prior to 119.1.5.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@nortonlifelock.com (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-4294?
- CVE-2022-4294 is a high-severity vulnerability in Avast Antivirus, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2023-01-10.
- How severe is CVE-2022-4294?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.