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Status published
High
CVE-2022-3368
Software Updater of Avira Security for Windows vulnerable to Privilege Escalation
Vulnerability Description
A vulnerability within the Software Updater functionality of Avira Security for Windows allowed an attacker with write access to the filesystem, to escalate his privileges in certain scenarios. The issue was fixed with Avira Security version 1.1.72.30556.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
Affected Vendor
Nortonlifelock
View all reports →Affected Software
"Avira Security" – for Windows
Vulnerable Versions:
all
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 17th, 2022
Last Modified:
May 10th, 2025
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.