CVE-2022-4294 Norton, Avira, Avast and AVG Antivirus for Windows Privilege Escalation
Attackers can exploit a vulnerability in Norton, Avira, Avast, and AVG antivirus software to gain elevated access to protected system resources.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-4294?
CVE-2022-4294 is a high-severity vulnerability in NortonLifelock (GenDigital) AVG Antivirus, published on 10 Jan 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Norton, Avira, Avast and AVG Antivirus for Windows may be susceptible to a Privilege Escalation vulnerability, which is a type of issue whereby an attacker may attempt to compromise the software application to gain elevated access to resources that are normally protected from an application or user.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4294?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Avast Antivirus, Avg Antivirus, Avira Avira Security, Norton Power Eraser.
How do I fix CVE-2022-4294?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4294 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-4294 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-4294 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in NortonLifelock (GenDigital) AVG Antivirus
- CVE-2025-13032 Race condition in (Free/Inernet Security/Ultimate) Antivirus
- 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-69fr-p5cc-p429.