CVE-2022-4294

HIGH
Published Jan 10, 20233y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
7.8 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Jan 10, 2023 3y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.8
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

No active exploitation signals — not in CISA KEV and no EPSS score yet.

Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management Authorization

Affected Products 5

VendorProductVersionRange
aviraavira_security* <1.1.78
nortonpower_eraser* <119.1.5.1
avastantivirus* <22.10
avgantivirus* <22.10
microsoftwindows*any

References 1

  • support.norton.com https://support.norton.com/sp/static/external/tools/security-advisories.html
    Vendor Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.