What is CVE-2024-7228?

CVE-2024-7228 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Avast Free Antivirus, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-11-22.

How severe is CVE-2024-7228?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Avast Free Antivirus

CVE-2024-7228

Avast Free Antivirus Link Following Denial-of-Service Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to create a denial-of-service condition on affected installations of Avast Free Antivirus. An attacker must first obtain the abi…

EPSS: 0.003 (22.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Avast Free Antivirus — versions 23.11.6090 Build 23.11.8365.809
Avast Free_antivirus — versions 23.11.6090

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (x_research-advisory, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-7228?: CVE-2024-7228 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Avast Free Antivirus, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-11-22.
How severe is CVE-2024-7228?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.