CVE-2022-26523General

LOWCVSS 5.3 · MEDIUM

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

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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+0xbb94.

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Other references

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-400

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
General: 1 classified signal
1 total mentions across 1 day

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d

Signal classification1 categories

General

1100.0%

Referenced assets1 URL

By indicator

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-26523

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CVE-2022-26523 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-2022-26523
Post summary
The text provides a concise technical description of CVE‑2022‑26523, noting a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Avast and AVG's aswArPot.sys driver prior to version 22.1.
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