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
* 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
- 2024-08-02 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)
| 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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