CVE-2022-4173 (GCVE-0-2022-4173)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-12-05 23:15 – Updated: 2025-04-14 17:57
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Summary
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.
Severity ?
7.3 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
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Vendor Product Version
NortonLifeLock Avast and AVG Antivirus Affected: 20.5 , ≤ 22.9 (custom)
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