CVE-2022-26522Disclosure

LOWCVSS 7.8 · HIGH

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD 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+0xc4a3.

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0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Other references

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-367

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Threat summary

1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

Technical details provided in 1 signal
Disclosure: 1 classified signal
1 total mentions across 1 day

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d

Signal classification1 categories

Disclosure

1100.0%

Referenced assets1 URL

By indicator

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-26522

Full discourse1 post

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Disclosure
CVE-2022-26522 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 … https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-26522
Post summary
CVE‑2022‑26522 exposes a kernel‑level code execution flaw in Avast/AVG's anti‑rootkit driver (pre‑22.1), allowing local attackers to run arbitrary code.
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