CVE-2022-26523
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.
Published:May 8, 2026
Last Modified:May 11, 2026
EPS:May 8, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00652
CVSS Score:5.3
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Avast
Product
Avast
Avast
Avast
Vendor
Avg
Product
Antivirus
Avg
Antivirus
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
