CVE-2009-2761 json
Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the scheduler (sched.exe) in Avira AntiVir, AntiVir Premium, Premium Security Suite, and Anti…
published 2009-08-13 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-2751
- cvss
- 7.2
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 29%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction
0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
References
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2008/3130
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
-
osvdb.org
/55647
vdb-entry
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/46568
vdb-entry
-
archives.neohapsis.com
/archives/bugtraq/2009-01/0146.html
mailing-list
- blog.zoller.lu /2009/01/tzo-2009-2-avira-antivir-priviledge.html
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2009-2761
- NVD CVE-2009-2761
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