CVE-2019-11230 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Avast Antivirus versions prior to 19.4. A local administrator can exploit a symlink vulnerability by replacing the Update.log file, causing the product to rename arbitrary files. This allows for renaming critical Avast files, leading to product failure upon system restart. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.4 (MEDIUM), indicating a local attack vector with high impact on integrity but no impact on confidentiality or availability. There is no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 19.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:avast:antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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