CVE-2022-4173
8.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.7 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
42.9%
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.
Affected configurations
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| avast:avast | avast | le | 22.9 |
| avast:avg_antivirus | avast avg antivirus | le | 22.9 |
CNA Affected
[
{
"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
"platforms": [
"Windows"
],
"product": "Avast and AVG Antivirus",
"vendor": "NortonLifeLock",
"versions": [
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "22.9",
"status": "affected",
"version": "20.5",
"versionType": "custom"
}
]
}
]Related
8.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.7 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
42.9%