CVE-2022-4294 (GCVE-0-2022-4294)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-01-10 09:14 – Updated: 2025-04-08 14:54
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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)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
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Vendor Product Version
NortonLifelock (GenDigital) Norton Antivirus Windows Eraser Engine Affected: prior to 119.1.5.1
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