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CVE-2022-4173
A vulnerability within the malware removal functionality of Avast and AVG Antivirus allowed an attacker with write access to the filesystem, to escalate his privileges in certain scenarios. The issue was fixed with Avast and AVG Antivirus version 22.10...
Researchers Demonstrate How EDR and Antivirus Can Be Weaponized Against Users
High-severity security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in different endpoint detection and response EDR and antivirus AV products that could be exploited to turn them into data wipers. "This wiper runs with the permissions of an unprivileged user yet has the ability to wipe almost any file on...
CVE-2022-4173 Avast and AVG Antivirus for Windows vulnerable to Privilege Escalation
A vulnerability within the malware removal functionality of Avast and AVG Antivirus allowed an attacker with write access to the filesystem, to escalate his privileges in certain scenarios. The issue was fixed with Avast and AVG Antivirus version 22.10...
CVE-2022-4173
CVE-2022-4173 affects Avast/AVG Antivirus for Windows. A vulnerability in the malware removal feature allows an attacker with write access to the filesystem to escalate privileges in certain scenarios. Root cause is described as insecure privilege management within the malware removal functionali...
CVE-2022-4173 Avast and AVG Antivirus for Windows vulnerable to Privilege Escalation
A vulnerability within the malware removal functionality of Avast and AVG Antivirus allowed an attacker with write access to the filesystem, to escalate his privileges in certain scenarios. The issue was fixed with Avast and AVG Antivirus version 22.10...