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CVE-2022-26523

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.3
Exploit probability—
ProductWindows Anti Rootkit driver
PublishedMay 8, 2026
First seenMay 8, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-400Uncontrolled resource consumption

How to fix

Update
  • Avast Windows Anti Rootkit driver22.1 or later
  • AVG Windows Anti Rootkit driver22.1 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
Avast Windows Anti Rootkit driverNo range specified22.1
AVG Windows Anti Rootkit driverNo range specified22.1

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