CVE-2023-42124 is an incorrect authorization vulnerability in Avast Premium Security's Sandbox Protection feature, allowing local attackers to escalate privileges. The flaw, identified as ZDI-CAN-20178, enables an attacker with low-privileged code execution to escape the sandbox and execute arbitrary code at medium integrity. Rated 7.8 HIGH on CVSS, this vulnerability requires local access and has a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
22.12.6044CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:avast:premium_security:22.12.6044:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.