CVE-2016-4025

Summary

CVECVE-2016-4025
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-11-03 10:59:02 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionAvast Internet Security v11.x.x, Pro Antivirus v11.x.x, Premier v11.x.x, Free Antivirus v11.x.x, Business Security v11.x.x, Endpoint Protection v8.x.x, Endpoint Protection Plus v8.x.x, Endpoint Protection Suite v8.x.x, Endpoint Protection Suite Plus v8.x.x, File Server Security v8.x.x, and Email Server Security v8.x.x allow attackers to bypass the DeepScreen feature via a DeviceIoControl call.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 5.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

EPSS: 0.000640000 probability, percentile 0.196870000 (date 2026-05-10)

Problem Types: CWE-254 | n/a


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary5.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary2.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Avast Business Security 11.1.2241 All All All
Application Avast Business Security 11.1.2245 All All All
Application Avast Business Security 11.1.2253 All All All
Application Avast Business Security 11.1.2260 All All All
Application Avast Business Security 11.1.2261 All All All
Application Avast Business Security 11.1.2262 All All All
Application Avast Email Server Security 8.0.1606 All All All
Application Avast Email Server Security All All All All
Application Avast Endpoint Protection 8.0.1606 All All All
Application Avast Endpoint Protection All All All All
Application Avast Endpoint Protection Plus 8.0.1606 All All All
Application Avast Endpoint Protection Plus 8.0.1609 All All All
Application Avast Endpoint Protection Suite 8.0.1606 All All All
Application Avast Endpoint Protection Suite All All All All
Application Avast Endpoint Protection Suite Plus 8.0.1606 All All All
Application Avast Endpoint Protection Suite Plus All All All All
Application Avast File Server Security 8.0.1606 All All All
Application Avast File Server Security All All All All
Application Avast Free Antivirus 11.1.2241 All All All
Application Avast Free Antivirus 11.1.2245 All All All
Application Avast Free Antivirus 11.1.2253 All All All
Application Avast Free Antivirus 11.1.2260 All All All
Application Avast Free Antivirus 11.1.2261 All All All
Application Avast Free Antivirus 11.1.2262 All All All
Application Avast Internet Security 11.1.2241 All All All
Application Avast Internet Security 11.1.2245 All All All
Application Avast Internet Security 11.1.2253 All All All
Application Avast Internet Security 11.1.2260 All All All
Application Avast Internet Security 11.1.2261 All All All
Application Avast Internet Security 11.1.2262 All All All
Application Avast Premier 11.1.2241 All All All
Application Avast Premier 11.1.2245 All All All
Application Avast Premier 11.1.2253 All All All
Application Avast Premier 11.1.2260 All All All
Application Avast Premier 11.1.2261 All All All
Application Avast Premier 11.1.2262 All All All
Application Avast Pro Antivirus 11.1.2241 All All All
Application Avast Pro Antivirus 11.1.2245 All All All
Application Avast Pro Antivirus 11.1.2253 All All All
Application Avast Pro Antivirus 11.1.2260 All All All
Application Avast Pro Antivirus 11.1.2261 All All All
Application Avast Pro Antivirus 11.1.2262 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Escaping the Avast sandbox — Nettitude Labs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 labs.nettitude.com Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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