An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Avira Software Updater before…
Priority LOW 34Published · 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
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Avira Software Updater before 2.0.6.27476 due to improperly handling file hard links. This allows local users to obtain take control of arbitrary files.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00448 39th 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:software_updater:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2.0.6.27476 | Vulnerable | Gen Digital |
- cpe:2.3:a:avira:software_updater:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.0.6.27476 Vulnerable ·Gen Digital
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-12463
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x5wg-hpq8-9gf3
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-2019-13028 Avira Software Updater before 2.0.6.21094 allows a DLL side-loading attack. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.7
Sources
- CVE-2020-12463 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-12463 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x5wg-hpq8-9gf3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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