CVE-2022-4294
Norton, Avira, Avast and AVG Antivirus for Windows Privilege Escalation
Severity Score
7.8
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
-
*KEV
Decision
-
*SSVC
Descriptions
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.
*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
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2022-12-05 CVE Reserved
- 2023-01-10 CVE Published
- 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management
CAPEC
- CAPEC-233: Privilege Escalation
References (1)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://support.norton.com/sp/static/external/tools/security-advisories.html | 2023-11-07 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Avast Search vendor "Avast" | Antivirus Search vendor "Avast" for product "Antivirus" | < 22.10 Search vendor "Avast" for product "Antivirus" and version " < 22.10" | - |
Affected
| in | Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows" | - | - |
Safe
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| Avg Search vendor "Avg" | Antivirus Search vendor "Avg" for product "Antivirus" | < 22.10 Search vendor "Avg" for product "Antivirus" and version " < 22.10" | - |
Affected
| in | Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows" | - | - |
Safe
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| Avira Search vendor "Avira" | Avira Security Search vendor "Avira" for product "Avira Security" | < 1.1.78 Search vendor "Avira" for product "Avira Security" and version " < 1.1.78" | windows |
Affected
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| Norton Search vendor "Norton" | Power Eraser Search vendor "Norton" for product "Power Eraser" | < 119.1.5.1 Search vendor "Norton" for product "Power Eraser" and version " < 119.1.5.1" | windows |
Affected
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