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High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 26, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-12254

CVE-2020-12254

Description

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

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Affected products

3

Avira/Antivirus2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:avira:antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:avira:antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*range: <5.0.2003.1821
- (no CPE)range: <5.0.2003.1821
Avira/Antivirusdescription

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

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