PT-2024-34492 · Avast · Avast Antivirus

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Avast Antivirus versions prior to 24.2 Description: A vulnerability exists within the "Repair" feature of Avast Antivirus, which attempts to delete a file in the current user's AppData directory as NT AUTHORITYSYSTEM. A low-privileged user ca...

Avast Antivirus Security Vulnerabilities

Avast Antivirus is a suite of antivirus software from the Czech company Avast. ecto is an elixir-ecto open source toolkit for data mapping and language integration queries. A security vulnerability exists in Avast Antivirus versions prior to 24.2 that originates from a low-privileged user being...

Fake Antivirus Sites Spread Malware Disguised as Avast, Malwarebytes, Bitdefender

By Deeba Ahmed Trellix research exposes the dangers of fake antivirus websites disguised as legitimate security software but harbouring malware. Learn… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fake Antivirus Sites Spread Malware Disguised as Avast, Malwarebytes, Bitdefender...

A Catalog of Hazardous AV Sites – A Tale of Malware Hosting

A Catalog of Hazardous AV Sites – A Tale of Malware Hosting By Trellix · May 23, 2024 This blog was written by Gurumoorthi Ramanathan Executive summary In mid-April 2024, Trellix Advanced Research Center team members observed multiple fake AV sites hosting highly sophisticated malicious files suc...

GHOSTENGINE Exploits Vulnerable Drivers to Disable EDRs in Cryptojacking Attack

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new cryptojacking campaign that employs vulnerable drivers to disable known security solutions EDRs and thwart detection in what's called a Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver BYOVD attack. Elastic Security Labs is tracking the campaign under the name...

CVE-2023-42124

Avast Premium Security Sandbox Protection Incorrect Authorization Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Avast Premium Security. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on t...

CVE-2023-42125

Avast Premium Security Sandbox Protection Link Following Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Avast Premium Security. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target...

CVE-2023-42124

Avast Premium Security Sandbox Protection Incorrect Authorization Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Avast Premium Security. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on t...

CVE-2023-42124

Avast Premium Security Sandbox Protection Incorrect Authorization Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Avast Premium Security. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on t...

CVE-2023-42125

Avast Premium Security Sandbox Protection Link Following Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Avast Premium Security. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target...

CVE-2023-42125

Avast Premium Security Sandbox Protection Link Following Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Avast Premium Security. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target...

CVE-2023-42125

This CVE concerns Avast Premium Security. The vulnerability lies in the Sandbox feature implementation: an attacker who can run low-privilege code locally can abuse symbolic links to create arbitrary namespace objects, enabling privilege escalation to SYSTEM and arbitrary code execution. Affected...

CVE-2023-42125 Avast Premium Security Sandbox Protection Link Following Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Avast Premium Security Sandbox Protection Link Following Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Avast Premium Security. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target...

CVE-2023-42124 Avast Premium Security Sandbox Protection Incorrect Authorization Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Avast Premium Security Sandbox Protection Incorrect Authorization Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Avast Premium Security. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on t...

CVE-2023-42124

CVE-2023-42124 concerns Avast Premium Security. The flaw is in the sandbox feature’s implementation, caused by incorrect authorization, allowing a local attacker who can run low-privileged code to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox, at medium integrity and high imp...

CVE-2023-42124 Avast Premium Security Sandbox Protection Incorrect Authorization Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Avast Premium Security Sandbox Protection Incorrect Authorization Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Avast Premium Security. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on t...

Avast Premium Security 安全漏洞

Avast Premium Security is an application from the Czech company Avast. It is used for comprehensive scanning of websites for vulnerabilities. A security vulnerability exists in Avast Premium Security that stems from the presence of an elevation of privilege vulnerability that would allow a local...

Avast Premium Security 安全漏洞

Avast Premium Security is an application from the Czech company Avast. It is used to fully scan websites for vulnerabilities. A security vulnerability exists in Avast Premium Security that stems from the presence of an incorrect authorization elevation of privilege vulnerability that allows a loc...

eScan Antivirus Update Mechanism Exploited to Spread Backdoors and Miners

A new malware campaign has been exploiting the updating mechanism of the eScan antivirus software to distribute backdoors and cryptocurrency miners like XMRig through a long-standing threat codenamed GuptiMiner targeting large corporate networks. Cybersecurity firm Avast said the activity is the...

Lazarus Hackers Exploited Windows Kernel Flaw as Zero-Day in Recent Attacks

The notorious Lazarus Group actors exploited a recently patched privilege escalation flaw in the Windows Kernel as a zero-day to obtain kernel-level access and disable security software on compromised hosts. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2024-21338 CVSS score: 7.8, which can permit an...