Avira Software Updater before 2.0.6.21094 allows a DLL side-loading attack.
Priority LOW 30CWE-426Published · 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 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-426.
Summary
Avira Software Updater before 2.0.6.21094 allows a DLL side-loading attack. NOTE: The vendor thinks that this vulnerability is invalid because exploiting it would require at least administrator privileges and would gain only SYSTEM privileges
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00402 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:avira:software_updater:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2.0.6.21094 | Vulnerable | Gen Digital |
- cpe:2.3:a:avira:software_updater:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.0.6.21094 Vulnerable ·Gen Digital
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-17449
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cqfh-cpp6-j7j9
References
More Gen Digital Software Updater vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-08512 An issue was discovered in Avira Free Security Suite 10. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2020-09965 An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Avira Software Updater before… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2019-17449 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-17449 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cqfh-cpp6-j7j9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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