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TI-2018-09022 Aliases CVE-2018-12572GHSA-mxrp-w3c8-g53w

Avast Free Antivirus prior to 19.1.2360 stores user credentials in memory upon login…

Priority LOW 34CWE-312Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-312.

Summary

Avast Free Antivirus prior to 19.1.2360 stores user credentials in memory upon login, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by dumping AvastUI.exe application memory and parsing the data.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00314 24th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:avast:free_antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 19.1.2360VulnerableAvast
  • cpe:2.3:a:avast:free_antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 19.1.2360 Vulnerable ·Avast

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-12572
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mxrp-w3c8-g53w

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2024-06698 Link following in Avast Free Antivirus CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2024-06697 Link following in Avast Free Antivirus CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2024-06692 Link following in Avast Free Antivirus CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2017-03573 Code injection vulnerability in Avast Premier 12.3 (and earlier), Internet Security 12.3… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.7
  • TI-2024-06693 Link following in Avast Free Antivirus CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2020-10717 An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Avast Free Antivirus and AVG AntiVirus… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
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Sources

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