CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-1355

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The vulnerability in avast! Antivirus 4.6.763 and earlier sets "BUILTIN\Everyone" permissions on critical system files in the installation folder. This allows local users to modify those files, potentially leading to privilege escalation or disabling the antivirus protection.

Risk Assessment

The risk for the organization is that any local user can alter antivirus files, which could allow them to gain higher system privileges or completely disable protection against malware.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately update avast! Antivirus to the latest available version that fixes this vulnerability. Also, check and correct the permissions on the installation folder to restrict access to trusted users only.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

avast! Antivirus 4.6.763 and earlier sets "BUILTIN\Everyone" permissions to critical system files in the installation folder, which allows local users to gain privileges or disable protection by modifying those files.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS