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CVE-2022-3368: avira avira_security Incorrect Default Permissions

CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighModified
Published 17-10-2022Last modified 10-05-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-3368 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in avira avira_security. EPSS estimates a 1.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.07%
0%100%
Low · +0.18 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 17-10-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 10-05-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability within the Software Updater functionality of Avira Security for Windows allowed an attacker with write access to the filesystem, to escalate his privileges in certain scenarios. The issue was fixed with Avira Security version 1.1.72.30556.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.07%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

64%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.18 pp

From 0.89% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
1.07%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Avira1 product
Nortonlifelock1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

1 links