Avira Antivirus before 5.0.2003.1821 on Windows allows privilege escalation or a denial…
Priority LOW 34CWE-59Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Avira Antivirus before 5.0.2003.1821 on Windows allows privilege escalation or a denial of service via abuse of a symlink.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00395 33rd 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
| 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:antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | before 5.0.2003.1821 | Vulnerable | Gen Digital |
- cpe:2.3:a:avira:antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions before 5.0.2003.1821 Vulnerable ·Gen Digital
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-12254
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2x9h-7774-vhg2
References
More Gen Digital Antivirus vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-08452 Avira Antivirus engine versions before 8.3.36.60 allow remote code execution as NT… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2023-01785 Integer overflow in Gen Digital Avira Antivirus CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-12254 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-12254 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2x9h-7774-vhg2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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