Vulnerabilities

CVE-2022-26522

Anti Rootkit Avast: Time-of-check Time-of-use Race Condition

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CVSS 7.8 High
VulnCheck KEV

What it is

Reported

The socket connection handler in aswArPot.sys in the Avast and AVG Windows Anti Rootkit driver...

Source reported · Source: NVD · Source description excerpt; the stored source text may be truncated.

Dates

Source last published: 2026-05-08 09:16 UTC · Source last updated: 2026-10-25 19:06 UTC

What is affected

Reported

Anti Rootkit; Avast. Product-level identification only; no affected-version conclusion is available from this field.

Source reported · Source: NVD

Dates

Source last published: 2026-05-08 09:16 UTC · Source last updated: 2026-10-25 19:06 UTC

Urgency and basis

Tracker computed

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Tracker decision tier from the evidence detailed below

Dates

Source last updated: 2026-10-25 19:06 UTC

Exploitation evidence

Reported

listed by a tracked exploitation catalog · VulnCheck KEV

Source reported

Dates

VulnCheck KEV added: 2022-12-05 · Source last updated: 2026-10-25 19:06 UTC

What to do

Reported

Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Source remediation ↗

Source reported · Tracked source remediation field

Dates

Source last updated: 2026-10-25 19:06 UTC

Detection and validation

Mapped metadata availability only. These signals do not change priority.

Sigma, Atomic, Nuclei, and Metasploit: none mapped by tracked sources.

Sigma
Not mapped by tracked sources.
Atomic
Not mapped by tracked sources.
Nuclei
Not mapped by tracked sources.
Metasploit
Not mapped by tracked sources.

Evidence detail

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