CVE-2017-8308

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

In Avast Antivirus before v17, an unprivileged user (and thus malware or a virus) can mark an arbitrary process as Trusted from the perspective of the Avast product. This bypasses the Self-Defense feature of the product, opening a door to subsequent attack on many of its components.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-269

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98084Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/Security-Advisories/Advisories/Multiple-Vulnerabilities-in-Avast-Antivirus/?fid=9201Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98084Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/Security-Advisories/Advisories/Multiple-Vulnerabilities-in-Avast-Antivirus/?fid=9201Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Apr 27, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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