CVE-2022-4173
Avast and AVG Antivirus for Windows vulnerable to Privilege Escalation
Severity Score
8.8
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
-
*KEV
Decision
-
*SSVC
Descriptions
A vulnerability within the malware removal functionality of Avast and AVG Antivirus allowed an attacker with write access to the filesystem, to escalate his privileges in certain scenarios. The issue was fixed with Avast and AVG Antivirus version 22.10.
Una vulnerabilidad dentro de la funcionalidad de eliminación de malware de Avast y AVG Antivirus permitió a un atacante con acceso de escritura al sistema de archivos aumentar sus privilegios en ciertos escenarios. El problema se solucionó con Avast y AVG Antivirus versión 22.10.
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2022-11-29 CVE Reserved
- 2022-12-05 CVE Published
- 2024-06-27 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management
CAPEC
- CAPEC-233: Privilege Escalation
References (1)
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| https://support.norton.com/sp/static/external/tools/security-advisories.html | Third Party Advisory |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Avast Search vendor "Avast" | Avast Search vendor "Avast" for product "Avast" | >= 20.5 <= 22.9 Search vendor "Avast" for product "Avast" and version " >= 20.5 <= 22.9" | - |
Affected
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| Avast Search vendor "Avast" | Avg Antivirus Search vendor "Avast" for product "Avg Antivirus" | >= 20.5 <= 22.9 Search vendor "Avast" for product "Avg Antivirus" and version " >= 20.5 <= 22.9" | - |
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