CVE-2022-4294 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2022-4294 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 10/01/2023 | CVE Updated: 03/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2022
Source: NLOK | Vendor: NortonLifelock (GenDigital) | Product: Norton Antivirus Windows Eraser Engine
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2022-4294 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.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: 7.1 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

l➤ Exploitability Metrics:
    Attack Vector (AV)* LOCAL
    Attack Complexity (AC)* LOW
    Privileges Required (PR)* LOW
    User Interaction (UI)* NONE
    Scope (S)* UNCHANGED

l➤ Impact Metrics:
    Confidentiality Impact (C)* NONE
    Integrity Impact (I)* HIGH
    Availability Impact (A)* HIGH

Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-269
CWE Name: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
Source: NortonLifelock (GenDigital)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

CAPEC-ID: CAPEC-233
CAPEC Description: CAPEC-233 Privilege Escalation


Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).