{"answers":{"affected":"It affects 1 product.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-45337 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2021-45337 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2021-45337 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Dec 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2021-45337 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2021-45337 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Dec 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-45337 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-45337/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-45337/index.md)","id":"CVE-2021-45337","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-45337/index.md","name":"CVE-2021-45337","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-p4fv-c2p2-rfjh"],"analysis":{"component_type":"desktop_application","fix_type":"upgrade","impacts":["privilege_escalation"],"network_reachable":"adjacent_or_local","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"Avast Antivirus","requires_auth":"low_privilege","summary":"A local attacker with SYSTEM privileges can escalate to AM-PPL protection by hollowing a specific process in Avast Antivirus.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"privilege_escalation"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"mitre","cpe":[{"product":"antivirus","vendor":"avast"}],"cvss":{"score":8.8,"severity":"high","source":"nvd","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[],"description":"Privilege escalation vulnerability in the Self-Defense driver of Avast Antivirus prior to 20.8 allows a local user with SYSTEM privileges to gain elevated privileges by \"hollowing\" process wsc_proxy.exe which could lead to acquire antimalware (AM-PPL) protection.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":null,"headline":"Privilege escalation in n/a","id":"CVE-2021-45337","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":null,"products":[],"type":"privilege_escalation","year":"2021"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":2,"next":{"headline":"Privilege escalation in n/a","id":"CVE-2021-45338"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"Privilege escalation vulnerability in the Sandbox component of Avast Antivirus prior to 20.4 allows a local sandboxed code to gain elevated","id":"CVE-2021-45336"},"products":["n/a"],"published":"2021-12-27","related":[{"cvss_score":9.9,"headline":"Race condition in (Free/Inernet Security/Ultimate) Antivirus","id":"CVE-2025-13032","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2025-11-11"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Security feature bypass in n/a","id":"CVE-2020-10867","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2020-04-01"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Missing authorization in n/a","id":"CVE-2017-8307","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2017-04-27"},{"cvss_score":9,"headline":"Integer Overflow in Avast Antiviurs 25.1.981.6 on Windows may result in privilege escalation","id":"CVE-2025-3500","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2025-12-01"},{"cvss_score":8.8,"headline":"Missing authorization in n/a","id":"CVE-2021-45335","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2021-12-27"},{"cvss_score":8.8,"headline":"Privilege escalation vulnerability in the Sandbox component of Avast Antivirus prior to 20.4 allows a local sandboxed code to gain elevated","id":"CVE-2021-45336","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2021-12-27"}],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":null,"exploitation":null,"technical_impact":null},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2024-08-04","vendors":["n/a"]},"summary":"A local attacker with SYSTEM privileges can escalate to AM-PPL protection by hollowing a specific process in Avast Antivirus.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-45337/"}