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CVE-2009-2761
Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the scheduler (sched.exe) in Avira AntiVir, AntiVir Premium, Premium Security Suite, and…
High7.2EPSS 0.35%
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Description
Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the scheduler (sched.exe) in Avira AntiVir, AntiVir Premium, Premium Security Suite, and AntiVir Professional might allow local users to gain privileges via a malicious antivir.exe file in the "C:\Program Files\avira\" directory.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.35% · top 71% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- 55647 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- ADV-2008-3130 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- avira-createprocess-privilege-escalation(46568) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20090115 [TZO-2009-2] Avira Antivir - Priviledge escalation (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- http://blog.zoller.lu/2009/01/tzo-2009-2-avira-antivir-priviledge.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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