High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Mar 21, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-12572
CVE-2018-12572
Description
Avast Free Antivirus prior to 19.1.2360 stores user credentials in memory upon login, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by dumping AvastUI.exe application memory and parsing the data.
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Affected products
2- Range: <19.1.2360
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- packetstormsecurity.com/files/151590/Avast-Anti-Virus-Local-Credential-Disclosure.htmlnvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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