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MitreCVE-2021-45339

HistoryDec 27, 2021 - 2:15 p.m.

CVE-2021-45339

2021-12-2714:15:08

CWE-863

mitre

web.nvd.nist.gov

avast antivirus

privilege escalation

vulnerability

local user

elevated privileges

hollowing

process

bypass

self-defense

cve-2021-45339

CVSS2

7.2

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS3

7.8

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

Percentile

5.1%

JSON

Privilege escalation vulnerability in Avast Antivirus prior to 20.4 allows a local user to gain elevated privileges by “hollowing” trusted process which could lead to the bypassing of Avast self-defense.

Affected configurations

Nvd

Node

avastantivirusRange<20.4

VendorProductVersionCPE
avastantivirus*cpe:2.3:a:avast:antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE
avast	antivirus	*	cpe:2.3:a:avast:antivirus::::::::

References

github.com/the-deniss/Vulnerability-Disclosures/tree/main/CVE-2021-AVST0

www.avast.com/hacker-hall-of-fame/en/researcher-david-eade-reports-antitrack-bug-to-avast-0

CVSS2

7.2

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS3

7.8

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

Percentile

5.1%

JSON

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