CVE-2023-1585

MEDIUM EPSS 6.3%
Published Apr 19, 20233y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
6.3 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Apr 19, 2023 3y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

Avast and AVG Antivirus for Windows were susceptible to a Time-of-check/Time-of-use (TOCTOU) vulnerability in the Quarantine process, leading to arbitrary file/directory deletion. The issue was fixed with Avast and AVG Antivirus version 22.11 and virus definitions from 14 February 2023 or later.

CVSS Details

Base Score
6.3
Exploitability
1.0
Impact
5.2
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
6.3% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-367

Affected Products 3

VendorProductVersionRange
avastantivirus*≥22.5  –  <22.11
avganti-virus*≥22.5  –  <22.11
microsoftwindows*any

References 1

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

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.