7.2

CVE-2009-2761: avira antivir

CVSS: 7.2v2.0HighModified
Published 13-08-2009Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2009-2761 is a high (CVSS 7.2) vulnerability in avira antivir. EPSS estimates a 0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 27.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
29/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.2/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.35%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 13-08-2009
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.35%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

28%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.35% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.35%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Avira2 products

1 vendor · 2 products

References

5 links