High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published May 8, 2026· Updated May 8, 2026

CVE-2022-26522

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+0xc4a3.

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

www.avast.com/bug-bountynvd
www.sentinelone.com/labs/vulnerabilities-in-avast-and-avg-put-millions-at-risk/nvd

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