CVE-2018-12572 json
Avast Free Antivirus prior to 19.1.2360 stores user credentials in memory upon login, which allows local users to obtain sensitive informat…
published 2019-03-17 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-4532
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 24%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Avast Free Antivirus prior to 19.1.2360 stores user credentials in memory upon login, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by dumping AvastUI.exe application memory and parsing the data.
Patch / fix
- avast free_antivirus 19.1.2360
Exploit prediction
0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/151590/Avast-Anti-Virus-Local-Credential-Disclosure.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-312 Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
References
-
packetstormsecurity.com
/files/151590/Avast-Anti-Virus-Local-Credential-Disclosure.html
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-12572
- NVD CVE-2018-12572
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