CVE-2009-2761
highpriority · track · 29EPSS 0.004 · 29 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.1–7.2
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affected products (3)
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also known as (2)
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references (10)
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- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-01/0146.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://blog.zoller.lu/2009/01/tzo-2009-2-avira-antivir-priviledge.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.osvdb.org/55647enisa_euvd
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3130enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46568enisa_euvd
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-01/0146.htmlnvd
- http://blog.zoller.lu/2009/01/tzo-2009-2-avira-antivir-priviledge.htmlnvd
- http://www.osvdb.org/55647nvd
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