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Status published
High
CVE-2022-4294
Norton, Avira, Avast and AVG Antivirus for Windows Privilege Escalation
Vulnerability Description
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.
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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Norton Antivirus Windows Eraser Engine, Avira Security , Avast Antivirus, AVG Antivirus
Vulnerable Versions:
prior to 119.1.5.1, prior to 1.1.78, Prior to 22.10
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 10th, 2023
Last Modified:
April 8th, 2025
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H