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Vulnerability record · CVE-2020-12254 · published 26 April 2020

CVE-2020-12254: Avira antivirus link following vulnerability

Avira · Antivirus

Avira Antivirus before 5.0.2003.1821 on Windows allows privilege escalation or a denial of service via abuse of a symlink.

7.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.40% · top 68.9% CWE-59 · Link following
7.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 4.6
0.40%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Avira Antivirus before 5.0.2003.1821 on Windows allows privilege escalation or a denial of service via abuse of a symlink.

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://web.archive.org/web/20200429193852/https://support.avira.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000109798-Avira-Antivirus-for-W
https://support.avira.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000109798-Avira-Antivirus-for-Windows Vendor Advisory
http://web.archive.org/web/20200429193852/https://support.avira.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000109798-Avira-Antivirus-for-W
https://support.avira.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000109798-Avira-Antivirus-for-Windows Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2020-12254), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.