Description

The socket connection handler in aswArPot.sys in the Avast and AVG Windows Anti Rootkit driver before 22.1 allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code in kernel mode or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and OS crash) due to a double fetch vulnerability at aswArPot+0xbb94.

INFO

Published Date :

2026-05-08T00:00:00.000Z

Last Modified :

2026-05-08T14:07:59.984Z

Source :

mitre
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-26523 vulnerability.

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https://www.avast.com/bug-bounty cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.sentinelone.com/labs/vulnerabilities-in-avast-and-avg-put-millions-at-risk/ cve-icon cve-icon
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