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CVE-2022-4294

Norton, Avira, Avast and AVG Antivirus for Windows Privilege Escalation

Published: Jan 10, 2023Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-269
7.1HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 91.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

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.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:NI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-269NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

NortonLifelock (GenDigital)
commercialaka avira security, avast antivirus, avg antivirus
Norton Antivirus Windows Eraser EngineMixed
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr
Avira Security Mixed
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr
Avast AntivirusMixed
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr
AVG AntivirusMixed
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr
Avast Software sro
commercial·CZaka avast business antivirus for linux, avast premium security, avast antivirus
Avast AntivirusOn-prem
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr
AVG Technologies Inc.
commercial·USaka avg internetsecurity, avg antivirus, avg anti-virus free
AVG AntiVirusMixed
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr
NortonLifeLock
commercial·USaka avg antivirus, avast antivirus, avira security, norton life lock
Avira SecurityMixed
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr
avira
commercial·DEaka antivir
avira securitySecurity Product
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr
norton
commercial·USaka norton security, symantec norton
power eraserOn-prem
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr
and 2 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://support.norton.com/sp/static/external/tools/security-advisories.html
support.norton.com
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4294
nvd.nist.gov
https://support.norton.com/sp/static/external/tools/security-advisories.html
support.norton.com
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