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2 vulnerabilities found for Avast and AVG Antivirus by NortonLifeLock
CVE-2022-4173 (GCVE-0-2022-4173)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2022-12-05 23:15 – Updated: 2025-04-14 17:57
VLAI
Title
Avast and AVG Antivirus for Windows vulnerable to Privilege Escalation
Summary
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.
Severity
7.3 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NortonLifeLock | Avast and AVG Antivirus |
Affected:
20.5 , ≤ 22.9
(custom)
|
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CVE-2022-4173 (GCVE-0-2022-4173)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-12-05 23:15 – Updated: 2025-04-14 17:57
VLAI
Title
Avast and AVG Antivirus for Windows vulnerable to Privilege Escalation
Summary
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.
Severity
7.3 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Assigner
References
1 reference
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| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NortonLifeLock | Avast and AVG Antivirus |
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20.5 , ≤ 22.9
(custom)
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