- Mar 13, 2022
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Two high-severity security vulnerabilities, which went undetected for several years, have been discovered in a legitimate driver that's part of Avast and AVG antivirus solutions.
"These vulnerabilities allow attackers to escalate privileges enabling them to disable security products, overwrite system components, corrupt the operating system, or perform malicious operations unimpeded," SentinelOne researcher Kasif Dekel said in a report shared with The Hacker News.
Researchers Disclose Years-Old Vulnerabilities in Avast and AVG Antivirus
Researchers disclose details of two decade-old high-severity vulnerabilities in Avast and AVG antivirus solutions that could be exploited by attackers
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