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CVE-2021-45335
HIGH · CVSS 8.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2021-12-27T14:15:07.580 · Last modified 2026-06-17T04:13:16.870

Summary

Sandbox component in Avast Antivirus prior to 20.4 has an insecure permission which could be abused by local user to control the outcome of scans, and therefore evade detection or delete arbitrary system files.

Affected products

avast — antivirus

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References

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