Description
Avira Prime Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Avira Prime. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the Avira Spotlight Service. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the service to delete a file. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-21600.
Published: 2024-05-22
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-56348 Avira Prime Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Avira Prime. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the Avira Spotlight Service. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the service to delete a file. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-21600.
History

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Avira
Avira avira Prime
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:avira:avira_prime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Avira
Avira avira Prime

Subscriptions

Avira Avira Prime
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: zdi

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-02T22:40:34.068Z

Reserved: 2023-12-20T21:52:34.963Z

Link: CVE-2023-51636

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T22:40:34.068Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-05-22T20:15:08.407

Modified: 2025-08-14T19:29:24.620

Link: CVE-2023-51636

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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