CVE-2019-18568 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2019-18568

Avira Free Antivirus is proned to a local privilege escalation through the execution of kernel code from a restricted user.

Vulnerability Description

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

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Nicolas Delhaye from AIRBUS

References

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Antivirus Free Antivirus
Vulnerable Versions:
Antivirus Free Antivirus

Timeline

Official Publish: December 31st, 2019
Last Modified: September 17th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-680

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.