CVE-2022-4294 json
Norton, Avira, Avast and AVG Antivirus for Windows Privilege Escalation
published 2023-01-10 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-51650
- cvss
- 7.1
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 9%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- avira avira_security 1.1.78
- norton power_eraser 119.1.5.1
- avast antivirus 22.10
- avg antivirus 22.10
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 19 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 9% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- NortonLifelock (GenDigital) Norton Antivirus Windows Eraser Engine
- NortonLifelock (GenDigital) Avira Security
- NortonLifelock (GenDigital) Avast Antivirus
- NortonLifelock (GenDigital) AVG Antivirus
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-4294
- NVD CVE-2022-4294
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