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CVE-2022-26523

Published: May 8, 2026Updated: May 8, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-400
NVD MITRE
5.3CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 83.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

The socket connection handler in aswArPot.sys in the Avast and AVG Windows Anti Rootkit driver before 22.1 allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code in kernel mode or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and OS crash) due to a double fetch vulnerability at aswArPot+0xbb94.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:LI:LA:L
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-400

Affected Products

n/an/a
AVG Anti-Virus FreeAVG Technologies Inc.
Mixed
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr
AVG InternetSecurityAVG Technologies Inc.
Mixed
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr
AVG AntiVirusAVG Technologies Inc.
Mixed
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr
avg technologies inc.commercialUSSecurity Productsaka avg antivirus, avg internetsecurity, avg anti-virus free

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

https://www.avast.com/bug-bounty
avast.com
https://www.sentinelone.com/labs/vulnerabilities-in-avast-and-avg-put-millions-at-risk/
sentinelone.com
https://www.anti-malware.ru/news/2022-05-05-111332/38644
anti-malware.ru
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Timeline

Published
May 8, 2026
Last Updated
May 8, 2026

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