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
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| NortonLifelock (GenDigital) | Norton Antivirus Windows Eraser Engine | prior to 119.1.5.1 |
| NortonLifelock (GenDigital) | Avira Security | prior to 1.1.78 |
| NortonLifelock (GenDigital) | Avast Antivirus | Prior to 22.10 |
| NortonLifelock (GenDigital) | AVG Antivirus | Prior to 22.10 |
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
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No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.