CVE-2021-45339
published 2021-12-27CVE-2021-45339: Privilege escalation vulnerability in Avast Antivirus prior to 20.4 allows a local user to gain elevated privileges by "hollowing" trusted process which could…
PriorityP339high7.8CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.32%
23.3th percentile
Privilege escalation vulnerability in Avast Antivirus prior to 20.4 allows a local user to gain elevated privileges by "hollowing" trusted process which could lead to the bypassing of Avast self-defense.
Affected
1 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| avast | antivirus | < 20.4 | 20.4 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.07.2HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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https://github.com/the-deniss/Vulnerability-Disclosures/tree/main/CVE-2021-AVST0https://www.avast.com/hacker-hall-of-fame/en/researcher-david-eade-reports-antitrack-bug-to-avast-0https://github.com/the-deniss/Vulnerability-Disclosures/tree/main/CVE-2021-AVST0https://www.avast.com/hacker-hall-of-fame/en/researcher-david-eade-reports-antitrack-bug-to-avast-0
2021-12-27
Published