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TI-2017-04224 Aliases CVE-2017-6417GHSA-m348-j6cq-q539

Code injection vulnerability in Avira Total Security Suite 15.0 (and earlier)…

Priority LOW 31CWE-427Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
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-427.

Summary

Code injection vulnerability in Avira Total Security Suite 15.0 (and earlier), Optimization Suite 15.0 (and earlier), Internet Security Suite 15.0 (and earlier), and Free Security Suite 15.0 (and earlier) allows a local attacker to bypass a self-protection mechanism, inject arbitrary code, and take full control of any Avira process via a "DoubleAgent" attack. One perspective on this issue is that (1) these products do not use the Protected Processes feature, and therefore an attacker can enter an arbitrary Application Verifier Provider DLL under Image File Execution Options in the registry; (2) the self-protection mechanism is intended to block all local processes (regardless of privileges) from modifying Image File Execution Options for these products; and (3) this mechanism can be bypassed by an attacker who temporarily renames Image File Execution Options during the attack.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00935 60th 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

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

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:avira:free_security_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 15.0VulnerableGen Digital
cpe:2.3:a:avira:internet_security_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 15.0VulnerableGen Digital
cpe:2.3:a:avira:optimization_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 15.0VulnerableGen Digital
cpe:2.3:a:avira:total_security_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 15.0VulnerableGen Digital
  • cpe:2.3:a:avira:free_security_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 15.0 Vulnerable ·Gen Digital
  • cpe:2.3:a:avira:internet_security_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 15.0 Vulnerable ·Gen Digital
  • cpe:2.3:a:avira:optimization_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 15.0 Vulnerable ·Gen Digital
  • cpe:2.3:a:avira:total_security_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 15.0 Vulnerable ·Gen Digital

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-6417
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m348-j6cq-q539

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2019-08512 An issue was discovered in Avira Free Security Suite 10. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8

Sources

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