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2 vulnerabilities found for Norton Antivirus Windows Eraser Engine by NortonLifelock (GenDigital)
CVE-2022-4294 (GCVE-0-2022-4294)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2023-01-10 09:14 – Updated: 2025-04-08 14:54
VLAI
Title
Norton, Avira, Avast and AVG Antivirus for Windows Privilege Escalation
Summary
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.
Severity
7.1 (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
4 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NortonLifelock (GenDigital) | Norton Antivirus Windows Eraser Engine |
Affected:
prior to 119.1.5.1
|
|
| NortonLifelock (GenDigital) | Avira Security |
Affected:
prior to 1.1.78
|
|
| NortonLifelock (GenDigital) | Avast Antivirus |
Affected:
Prior to 22.10
|
|
| NortonLifelock (GenDigital) | AVG Antivirus |
Affected:
Prior to 22.10
|
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CVE-2022-4294 (GCVE-0-2022-4294)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-01-10 09:14 – Updated: 2025-04-08 14:54
VLAI
Title
Norton, Avira, Avast and AVG Antivirus for Windows Privilege Escalation
Summary
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.
Severity
7.1 (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
4 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NortonLifelock (GenDigital) | Norton Antivirus Windows Eraser Engine |
Affected:
prior to 119.1.5.1
|
|
| NortonLifelock (GenDigital) | Avira Security |
Affected:
prior to 1.1.78
|
|
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Affected:
Prior to 22.10
|
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Affected:
Prior to 22.10
|
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