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CVE-2006-1355
avast! Antivirus 4.6.763 and earlier sets "BUILTIN\Everyone" permissions to critical system files in the installation folder, which allows…
High7.2EPSS 0.39%
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Description
avast! Antivirus 4.6.763 and earlier sets "BUILTIN\Everyone" permissions to critical system files in the installation folder, which allows local users to gain privileges or disable protection by modifying those files.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.39% · top 67% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (6)
- http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark%2C15601404~days=9999~start=20 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 19284 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=19862.0 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2006-1011 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- avast-default-insecure-permissions(25336) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 17158 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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