CVE-2022-4429
Avira Security for Windows - Denial of Service
Avira Security for Windows contains an unquoted service path which allows attackers with local administrative privileges to cause a Denial of Service. The issue was fixed with Avira Security version 1.1.78
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Avira Security for Windows - Denial of Service
Avira Security for Windows contains an unquoted service path which allows attackers with local administrative privileges to cause a Denial of Service. The issue was fixed with Avira Security version 1.1.78
- Record
CVE-2022-4429- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-428
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-51774
Avira Security for Windows contains an unquoted service path which allows attackers with local administrative privileges to cause a Denial of Service. The issue was fixed with Avira Security version 1.1.78
- Record
EUVD-2022-51774- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gxx5-7x36-j997
Avira Security for Windows contains an unquoted service path which allows attackers with local...
Avira Security for Windows contains an unquoted service path which allows attackers with local administrative privileges to cause a Denial of Service. The issue was fixed with Avira Security version 1.1.78
- Record
GHSA-gxx5-7x36-j997- CVSS 3.1
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-428
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Avira Security for Windows contains an unquoted service path which allows attackers with local administrative privileges to cause a Denial of Service. The issue was fixed with Avira Security version 1.1.78
- Record
CVE-2022-4429- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-428
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-4429 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Avira Security, published January 10, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.15%, the 4th percentile. No source names a fixed version.