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
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (7.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 8th percentile — 7.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Avast Antivirus
- Avg Antivirus
- 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
- support.norton.com/sp/static/external/tools/security-advisories.html (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.