8.8
HIGH
CVE-2019-18568
Avira Free Antivirus Kernel Privilege Escalation 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.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 31, 2019, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 22, 2020, 5:35 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

6.0

Exploitability Score :

2.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-18568 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Avira free_antivirus
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2019-18568.

URL Resource
https://support.avira.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000109798-Avira-Antivirus-for-Windows Release Notes

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2019-18568 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-18568 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 22, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-269
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 17, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://support.avira.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000109798-Avira-Antivirus-for-Windows No Types Assigned https://support.avira.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000109798-Avira-Antivirus-for-Windows Release Notes
    Added CWE NIST CWE-269
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:avira:free_antivirus:15.0.1907.1514:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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