What is CVE-2022-4429?

CVE-2022-4429 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Avira Security, classified under Unquoted Search Path or Element. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2023-01-10.

How severe is CVE-2022-4429?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Avira Security

CVE-2022-4429

Avira Security for Windows contains an unquoted service path which allows attackers with local administrative privileges to cause a Denial of Service. The issue was fixed with Avira Security version 1.1.78

Published 2023-01-10 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (3.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 3rd percentile — 3.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Avira Security
Nortonlifelock (Gendigital) Avira Security For Windows — versions up to version 1.1.77

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-428 — Unquoted Search Path or Element

References

support.norton.com/sp/static/external/tools/security-advisories.html (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-4429?: CVE-2022-4429 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Avira Security, classified under Unquoted Search Path or Element. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2023-01-10.
How severe is CVE-2022-4429?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.