
CVE-2024-5102 – Elevation of Privelage via symlinked file in Avast Antivirus
https://notcve.org/view.php?id=CVE-2024-5102
10 Jun 2024 — A sym-linked file accessed via the repair function in Avast Antivirus <24.2 on Windows may allow user to elevate privilege to delete arbitrary files or run processes as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. The vulnerability exists within the "Repair" (settings -> troubleshooting -> repair) feature, which attempts to delete a file in the current user's AppData directory as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. A low-privileged user can make a pseudo-symlink and a junction folder and point to a file on the system. This can provide a low-priv... • https://support.norton.com/sp/static/external/tools/security-advisories.html • CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') CWE-1284: Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input •

CVE-2023-1587
https://notcve.org/view.php?id=CVE-2023-1587
19 Apr 2023 — Avast and AVG Antivirus for Windows were susceptible to a NULL pointer dereference issue via RPC-interface. The issue was fixed with Avast and AVG Antivirus version 22.11 • https://support.norton.com/sp/static/external/tools/security-advisories.html • CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference •

CVE-2023-1586
https://notcve.org/view.php?id=CVE-2023-1586
19 Apr 2023 — Avast and AVG Antivirus for Windows were susceptible to a Time-of-check/Time-of-use (TOCTOU) vulnerability in the restore process leading to arbitrary file creation. The issue was fixed with Avast and AVG Antivirus version 22.11 • https://support.norton.com/sp/static/external/tools/security-advisories.html • CWE-367: Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition •

CVE-2023-1585
https://notcve.org/view.php?id=CVE-2023-1585
19 Apr 2023 — Avast and AVG Antivirus for Windows were susceptible to a Time-of-check/Time-of-use (TOCTOU) vulnerability in the Quarantine process, leading to arbitrary file/directory deletion. The issue was fixed with Avast and AVG Antivirus version 22.11 and virus definitions from 14 February 2023 or later. • https://support.norton.com/sp/static/external/tools/security-advisories.html • CWE-367: Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition •

CVE-2022-4294 – Norton, Avira, Avast and AVG Antivirus for Windows Privilege Escalation
https://notcve.org/view.php?id=CVE-2022-4294
10 Jan 2023 — 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. • https://support.norton.com/sp/static/external/tools/security-advisories.html • CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management •