WID-SEC-W-2022-2230

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Avast und AVG Antivirus: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Privilegieneskalation

view advisory published 2022-12-05

Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Avast und AVG Antivirus ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen.

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CVE-2022-4173UShigh8.8—
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 s…
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