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.

Avira AV Engine before 8.3.54.138 allows virus-detection bypass via a crafted ISO archive. This affects versions before 8.3.54.138 of Antivirus for Endpoint, Antivirus for Small Business, Exchange Security (Gateway), Internet Security Suite for Windows, Prime, Free Security Suite for Windows, and Cross Platform Anti-malware SDK. NOTE: Vendor asserts that vulnerability does not exist in product