avast! Server Edition before 4.7.726 does not demand a password in a certain intended…
Priority LOW 20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
avast! Server Edition before 4.7.726 does not demand a password in a certain intended context, even when a password has been set, which allows local users to bypass authentication requirements.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00338 27th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:alwil:avast_antivirus:4.6.460:*:server:*:*:*:*:* | 4.6.460 | Vulnerable | Alwil |
| cpe:2.3:a:alwil:avast_antivirus:4.6.489:*:server:*:*:*:*:* | 4.6.489 | Vulnerable | Alwil |
| cpe:2.3:a:alwil:avast_antivirus:4.6.566:*:server:*:*:*:*:* | 4.6.566 | Vulnerable | Alwil |
| cpe:2.3:a:alwil:avast_antivirus:4.7.660:*:server:*:*:*:*:* | 4.7.660 | Vulnerable | Alwil |
| cpe:2.3:a:alwil:avast_antivirus:4.7.676:*:server:*:*:*:*:* | 4.7.676 | Vulnerable | Alwil |
- cpe:2.3:a:alwil:avast_antivirus:4.6.460:*:server:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.460 Vulnerable ·Alwil
- cpe:2.3:a:alwil:avast_antivirus:4.6.489:*:server:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.489 Vulnerable ·Alwil
- cpe:2.3:a:alwil:avast_antivirus:4.6.566:*:server:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.566 Vulnerable ·Alwil
- cpe:2.3:a:alwil:avast_antivirus:4.7.660:*:server:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.7.660 Vulnerable ·Alwil
- cpe:2.3:a:alwil:avast_antivirus:4.7.676:*:server:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.7.676 Vulnerable ·Alwil
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-0829
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-769j-g48q-6jw7
More Alwil Avast Antivirus vulnerabilities
- TI-2012-01281 The TAR file parser in AhnLab V3 Internet Security 2011.01.18.00, Avira AntiVir… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2012-01279 The TAR file parser in Avira AntiVir 7.11.1.163, Antiy Labs AVL SDK 2.0.3.7, avast!… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2012-01265 The RAR file parser in ClamAV 0.96.4, Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03, Quick Heal (aka Cat… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2006-02777 Unspecified vulnerability in the CHM unpacker in avast! before 4.7.844 has unknown impact and remote attack vectors. CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2006-04472 Heap-based buffer overflow in alwil avast! Anti-virus Engine before 4.7.869 allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2005-02257 Buffer overflow in a third-party compression library (UNACEV2.DLL), as used in avast!… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2007-0829 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-0829 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-769j-g48q-6jw7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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