"Norton, Avira, Avast, AVG Affected by a Privilege Escalation Bug"

Multiple Windows antivirus software brands under the multinational software company Gen Digital were vulnerable to a privilege escalation flaw. The vulnerability affected NortonLifelock products, including Norton Antivirus Windows ERASER Engine, Avira Security, Avast Antivirus, and AVG Antivirus. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-4294, was given a severity rating of 7.1, suggesting high severity. After initially compromising affected software, privilege escalation vulnerabilities enable attackers to obtain escalated system access. Privilege escalation vulnerabilities are attractive to attackers because they are usually required for different malicious operations. However, developers often overlook these types of vulnerabilities due to their usually low severity ratings. According to Norton, the flaw was patched in versions 22.10 of Avast and AVG Antivirus, 119.1.5.1 of Norton Antivirus ERASER Engine, and 1.1.78 of Avira Security. This article continues to discuss the privilege escalation bug that impacted several Windows antivirus software brands.

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