CVE-2018-12572

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2019-03-21 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-312

Description

Avast Free Antivirus prior to 19.1.2360 stores user credentials in memory upon login, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by dumping AvastUI.exe application memory and parsing the data.

Affected products

Avast Free Antivirus: before 19.1.2360 — fixed in 19.1.2360

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Avast Free Antivirus 19.1.2360. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/151590/Avast-Anti-Virus-Local-Credential-Disclosure.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/151590/Avast-Anti-Virus-Local-Credential-Disclosure.html

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