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CVE-2023-1585

MEDIUM
6.3
CVSS Score
Published: April 19, 2023 at 06:27 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:28 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsAntivirusAntivirus· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
MEDIUM6.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Avast and AVG Antivirus for Windows were susceptible to a Time-of-check/Time-of-use (TOCTOU) vulnerability in the Quarantine process, leading to arbitrary file/directory deletion. The issue was fixed with Avast and AVG Antivirus version 22.11 and virus definitions from 14 February 2023 or later.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Antivirus· Avast
95%
22.5 ≤ v ≤ 22.1022.5
Affected range stops below 22.11, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
microsoft-windows (environment)
Antivirus· Avg
95%
22.5 ≤ v ≤ 22.1022.5
Affected range stops below 22.11, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
microsoft-windows (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

Third Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.norton.com/sp/static/external/tools/security-advisories.html

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.3MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-367

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