CVE-2021-45339

EUVD-2021-32112
Privilege escalation vulnerability in Avast Antivirus prior to 20.4 allows a local user to gain elevated privileges by "hollowing" trusted process which could lead to the bypassing of Avast self-defense.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
7.8 HIGH
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 9%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
avastantivirus
𝑥
< 20.4
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://github.com/the-deniss/Vulnerability-Disclosures/tree/main/CVE-2021-AVST0
https://www.avast.com/hacker-hall-of-fame/en/researcher-david-eade-reports-antitrack-bug-to-avast-0
https://github.com/the-deniss/Vulnerability-Disclosures/tree/main/CVE-2021-AVST0
https://www.avast.com/hacker-hall-of-fame/en/researcher-david-eade-reports-antitrack-bug-to-avast-0