Vulnerability · Published Jan 10, 2023 · Assigned by NLOK
CVE-2022-4294Norton, Avira, Avast and AVG Antivirus for Windows Privilege Escalation
High 7.1
In plain English
A high-severity privilege mismanagement in Avast Antivirus from NortonLifelock (GenDigital). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 9% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 90.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| NortonLifelock (GenDigital) | Norton Antivirus Windows Eraser Engine | prior to 119.1.5.1 |
| NortonLifelock (GenDigital) | Avira Security | prior to 1.1.78 |
| NortonLifelock (GenDigital) | Avast Antivirus | Prior to 22.10 |
| NortonLifelock (GenDigital) | AVG Antivirus | Prior to 22.10 |
Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H