CVE-2022-4294
Norton, Avira, Avast and AVG Antivirus for Windows Privilege Escalation
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.1 High
- Published
- Jan 10, 2023
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2025
- Reserved
- Dec 5, 2022
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.1 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H | NLOK |
Weaknesses
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Norton Antivirus Windows Eraser EngineNortonLifelock (GenDigital) |
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Avira SecurityNortonLifelock (GenDigital) |
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Avast AntivirusNortonLifelock (GenDigital) |
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AVG AntivirusNortonLifelock (GenDigital) |
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References
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