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Free AntivirusApplication · Avira

CVE-2019-18568

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2019-12-31
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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90/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Avira Free Antivirus 15.0.1907.1514 is prone to a local privilege escalation through the execution of kernel code from a restricted user.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

Avira Free Antivirus 15.0.1907.1514 contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability allowing a restricted (low-privilege) user to execute kernel-level code, effectively granting full system control to the attacker.

MitigationApply vendor-supplied patch or update to a non-vulnerable version of Avira Free Antivirus; until patched, restrict user access to the affected systems.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Free AntivirusApplication
Affected:= 15.0.1907.1514

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Verify Avira Free Antivirus is installed
    Check the installed programs list in Windows Control Panel or use 'appwiz.cpl' to see if Avira Free Antivirus is present on the system
    Affected if Avira Free Antivirus is installed on the system
  2. Identify the installed Avira Free Antivirus version
    Locate the version information for Avira Free Antivirus. This is typically accessible through the Avira application interface under Help > About, or by right-clicking the Avira icon in the system tray and selecting About. Alternatively, check the Windows installed programs list which displays version numbers
    Affected if The installed version is exactly 15.0.1907.1514
  3. Confirm the specific version number matches the vulnerable release
    Compare the discovered version number against the affected version 15.0.1907.1514. Ensure you are checking the full version string including all four digit groups
    Affected if The version number matches 15.0.1907.1514 exactly

The system is affected only if Avira Free Antivirus version 15.0.1907.1514 is installed, as this is the sole vulnerable version listed for this CVE.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply vendor-supplied patch or update to a non-vulnerable version of Avira Free Antivirus; until patched, restrict user access to the affected systems.

Fix this in Free Antivirus Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

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