CVE-2022-26522

The socket connection handler in aswArPot.sys in the Avast and AVG Windows Anti Rootkit driver before 22.1 allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code in kernel mode or cause a denial of service memory corruption and OS crash due to a double fetch vulnerability at aswArPot+0xc4a3...

CVE-2022-26523

The socket connection handler in aswArPot.sys in the Avast and AVG Windows Anti Rootkit driver before 22.1 allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code in kernel mode or cause a denial of service memory corruption and OS crash due to a double fetch vulnerability at aswArPot+0xbb94...

Researchers Uncover Malware Using BYOVD to Bypass Antivirus Protections

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new malicious campaign that leverages a technique called Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver BYOVD to disarm security protections and ultimately gain access to the infected system. "This malware takes a more sinister route: it drops a legitimate Avast...

The vulnerability of the driver aswArPot.sys in the Avast Antivirus security tool allows a hacker to increase their privileges.

The vulnerability of the AswArPot.sys driver of the Avast antivirus protection software is related to deficiencies in access control. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow attackers to enhance their privileges...

Heap overflow

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Avast virtualization driver aswSnx.sys in Avast Internet Security, Pro Antivirus, Premier, and Free Antivirus before 11.1.2253 allows local users to gain privileges via a Unicode file path in an IOCTL request...

Avast Virtualization aswSnx.sys Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

aswSnx.sys handles the 'Sandbox' and 'DeepScreen' features of all Avast Windows products. A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Avast Virtualization driver aswSnx.sys v11.1.2245 and earlier. Successful exploitation could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code with system...