free antivirus vulnerabilities and fixes

Recent CVEs affecting free antivirus, with upgrade or downgrade steps. 4 tracked.

Also searched as: freeantivirus.

free antivirus has 4 tracked vulnerabilities, 0 critical. A fixed release or vendor patch exists for 0. Most recent: 2024-11-22. Highest priority: CVE-2024-7233 (score 35/100).

• CVE-2024-7233 HIGH 7.8 DOWNGRADE Avast Free Antivirus AvastSvc Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
• CVE-2024-7232 HIGH 7.8 DOWNGRADE Avast Free Antivirus AvastSvc Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
• CVE-2024-7228 MEDIUM 5.5 DOWNGRADE Avast Free Antivirus Link Following Denial-of-Service Vulnerability
• CVE-2024-7227 HIGH 7.8 DOWNGRADE Avast Free Antivirus AvastSvc Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

FAQ

How do I fix free antivirus vulnerabilities?

Open the CVE for your version, check the affected range, then follow the listed action: upgrade to the fixed release, or downgrade or mitigate if no fix exists yet. Commands for each OS are shown on every CVE page.

Is free antivirus being exploited right now?

None of the tracked free antivirus CVEs are on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the moment. This is checked every 20 minutes.

Which free antivirus CVE should I patch first?

CVE-2024-7233 currently ranks highest (35/100): Avast Free Antivirus AvastSvc Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability.

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