Local Privilege Escalation in Avira Prime 1.1.96.2 on Windows 10 x64
Priority LOW 35CWE-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 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Local Privilege Escalation in Avira.Spotlight.Service.exe in Avira Prime 1.1.96.2 on Windows 10 x64 allows local attackers to gain system-level privileges via arbitrary file deletion
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00225 13th 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
- Total
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gen Digital | Prime | up to 1.1.96.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Prime VendorGen Digital Affected up to 1.1.96.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-13759
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3qvh-wj74-grpw
References
More Gen Digital vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-57223 Avast sandbox privilege escalation via unpreserved DACLs on virtualized files in aswSnx.sys CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-22110 Avira Internet Security Optimizer TOCTOU CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2026-22109 Avira Internet Security System Speedup Insecure Deserialization CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2026-22108 Avira Internet Security Arbitrary File Deletion via Improper Link Resolution CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2015-06072 Use-after-free vulnerability in the Update Manager service in Avira Management Console… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2023-18488 An issue was discovered in Avira Phantom VPN through 2.23.1 for macOS. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
Sources
- CVE-2024-13759 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-13759 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3qvh-wj74-grpw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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