Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Avira Antivirus - #VU58519
Published: December 6, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU58519
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG
Affected software:
Avira Antivirus
Avira Antivirus
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions within the endpoint client, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.