Vulnerability in Avira Software Updater
CVE-2019-17449
Avira Software Updater before 2.0.6.21094 allows a DLL side-loading attack. NOTE: The vendor thinks that this vulnerability is invalid because exploiting it would require at least administrator privileges and would gain only SYSTEM privileges
EPSS: 0.004 (32.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Avira Software_updater
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-17449?
- CVE-2019-17449 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Avira Software Updater, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2019-10-10.
- How severe is CVE-2019-17449?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-17449 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.