#VU62829 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Avast Antivirus and AVG Antivirus - CVE-2022-26523
Published: May 5, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU62829
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-26523
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Avast Antivirus
AVG Antivirus
Avast Antivirus
AVG Antivirus
Software vendor:
Avast Software s.r.o.
Avast Software s.r.o.
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions in the "Anti Rootkit" driver in aswArPot+0xc4a3, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.