PT-2022-6221 · Norton+3 · Norton Antivirus+3

Or Yair · Published 2022-12-05 · Updated 2023-01-14 · CVE-2022-4294

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Avast Antivirus (affected versions not specified) Avira Antivirus (affected versions not specified) AVG Antivirus (affected versions not specified) Norton Antivirus (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to a Privilege Escalation vulnerability, which allows an attacker to gain elevated access to resources that are normally protected from an application or user. This vulnerability is associated with insufficient access control. The estimated severity of this issue is significant, as it can be exploited to develop attacks and elevate privileges in the system.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-00498

CVE-2022-4294

Affected Products

Avg Antivirus

Avast Antivirus

Avira Antivir

Norton Antivirus

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4294 · Security Note
• https://support.norton.com/sp/static/external/tools/security-advisories.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-4294 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-00498 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/41999 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/41687 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/nekaspersky/2733 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/sysadm_in_channel/4384 · Telegram Post