What is CVE-2024-13759?

CVE-2024-13759 is a high-severity vulnerability in Avira Prime, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-05-09.

How severe is CVE-2024-13759?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-13759 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Avira Prime

CVE-2024-13759

Local Privilege Escalation in Avira.Spotlight.Service.exe in Avira Prime 1.1.96.2 on Windows 10 x64 allows local attackers to gain system-level privileges via arbitrary file deletion

EPSS: 0.002 (7.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Avira Prime — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

security@nortonlifelock.com

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-13759?: CVE-2024-13759 is a high-severity vulnerability in Avira Prime, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-05-09.
How severe is CVE-2024-13759?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-13759 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.