CVE-2018-17776: Pcprotect Antivirus

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 3.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

PCProtect Anti-Virus v4.8.35 has "Everyone: (F)" permission for %PROGRAMFILES(X86)%\PCProtect, which allows local users to gain privileges by replacing an executable file with a Trojan horse.

Affected products

• Pcprotect Antivirus: version 4.8.35 only

Published 2018-09-28. Last modified 2026-06-17.