Avira Free Antivirus through 15.0.2005.1866 allows local users to discover user…
Priority LOW 25Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Avira Free Antivirus through 15.0.2005.1866 allows local users to discover user credentials. The functions of the executable file Avira.PWM.NativeMessaging.exe are aimed at collecting credentials stored in Chrome, Firefox, Opera, and Edge. The executable does not verify the calling program and thus a request such as fetchChromePasswords or fetchCredentials will succeed. NOTE: some third parties have stated that this is "not a vulnerability.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00344 28th 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:free_antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 15.0.2005.1866 | Vulnerable | Gen Digital |
- cpe:2.3:a:avira:free_antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 15.0.2005.1866 Vulnerable ·Gen Digital
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-12680
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-86wp-7cjf-fh2f
References
More Gen Digital Free Antivirus vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-07194 An issue was discovered in Avira Free-Antivirus before 15.0.2004.1825. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-13439 Avira Free Antivirus is proned to a local privilege escalation through the execution of… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-12680 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-12680 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-86wp-7cjf-fh2f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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