Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Avira Antivirus - #VU58519
Published: December 6, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU58519
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7.3 [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]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
Avira Antivirus
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Avira Antivirus - update to 15.0.2108.2113