CVE-2021-45335

Sandbox component in Avast Antivirus prior to 20.4 has an insecure permission which could be abused by local user to control the outcome of scans, and therefore evade detection or delete arbitrary system files.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.0 / Impact : 6.0

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

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

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:avast:antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2021-12-27 14:15

Updated : 2024-02-28 18:48

NVD link : CVE-2021-45335

Mitre link : CVE-2021-45335

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-45335

JSON object : View

Products Affected

avast

antivirus

CWE

CWE-276

Incorrect Default Permissions

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