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CVE-2022-4429: Avira Security for Windows - Denial of Service

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.4 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-01-10 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-428

Description

Avira Security for Windows contains an unquoted service path which allows attackers with local administrative privileges to cause a Denial of Service. The issue was fixed with Avira Security version 1.1.78

Affected products

• Nortonlifelock "Avira Security" – for Windows: before 1.1.78 — fixed in 1.1.78

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Nortonlifelock "Avira Security" – for Windows 1.1.78. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.norton.com/sp/static/external/tools/security-advisories.html
• https://support.norton.com/sp/static/external/tools/security-advisories.html

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