CVE-2017-8308 Privilege escalation in n/a
An unprivileged user can mark arbitrary processes as trusted, bypassing Avast Self-Defense and enabling further attacks on the antivirus components.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-8308?
CVE-2017-8308 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Apr 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Avast Antivirus before v17, an unprivileged user (and thus malware or a virus) can mark an arbitrary process as Trusted from the perspective of the Avast product. This bypasses the Self-Defense feature of the product, opening a door to subsequent attack on many of its components.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8308?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Avast Antivirus.
How do I fix CVE-2017-8308?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8308 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-8308 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8308 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2020-10867 Security feature bypass in n/a
- CVE-2017-8307 Missing authorization in n/a
- CVE-2025-3500 Integer Overflow in Avast Antiviurs 25.1.981.6 on Windows may result in privilege escalation
- CVE-2021-45335 Missing authorization in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hjj8-vwr9-34qh.