CVE-2022-3368 json
Software Updater of Avira Security for Windows vulnerable to Privilege Escalation
published 2022-10-17 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-42748
- cvss
- 7.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.1%
- EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 65%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A vulnerability within the Software Updater functionality of Avira Security for Windows allowed an attacker with write access to the filesystem, to escalate his privileges in certain scenarios. The issue was fixed with Avira Security version 1.1.72.30556.
Patch / fix
- Nortonlifelock "Avira Security" – for Windows 1.1.71.30554
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 18 mo ago
Exploit prediction
1.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Nortonlifelock "Avira Security" – for Windows
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-3368
- NVD CVE-2022-3368
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