Privilege escalation vulnerability in the Sandbox component of Avast Antivirus prior to 20.4 allows a local sandboxed code to gain elevated privileges by using system IPC interfaces which could lead to exit the sandbox and acquire SYSTEM privileges.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/the-deniss/Vulnerability-Disclosures/tree/main/CVE-2021-AVST3%20%26%20CVE-2021-AVST4%20%26%20CVE-2021-AVST5 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.avast.com/hacker-hall-of-fame/en/researcher-david-eade-reports-antitrack-bug-to-avast-0 | Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
12 Jul 2022, 17:42
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| CWE | NVD-CWE-noinfo |
07 Jan 2022, 17:31
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| References | (MISC) https://github.com/the-deniss/Vulnerability-Disclosures/tree/main/CVE-2021-AVST3%20%26%20CVE-2021-AVST4%20%26%20CVE-2021-AVST5 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | (MISC) https://www.avast.com/hacker-hall-of-fame/en/researcher-david-eade-reports-antitrack-bug-to-avast-0 - Vendor Advisory | |
| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : 7.2
v3 : 8.8 |
| CWE | CWE-269 | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:avast:antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
27 Dec 2021, 14:15
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2021-12-27 14:15
Updated : 2024-02-04 22:08
NVD link : CVE-2021-45336
Mitre link : CVE-2021-45336
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-45336
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Products Affected
avast
- antivirus
CWE