Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 8, 2020· Updated Aug 4, 2024
CVE-2020-12680
CVE-2020-12680
Description
Avira Free Antivirus through 15.0.2005.1866 allows local users to discover user credentials. The functions of the executable file Avira.PWM.NativeMessaging.exe are aimed at collecting credentials stored in Chrome, Firefox, Opera, and Edge. The executable does not verify the calling program and thus a request such as fetchChromePasswords or fetchCredentials will succeed. NOTE: some third parties have stated that this is "not a vulnerability.
Affected products
2- Avira/Free Antivirusdescription
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- medium.com/%40knikolenko/avira-free-antivirus-password-collector-83452fa7f943mitrex_refsource_MISC
- twitter.com/taviso/status/1258448515912491026mitrex_refsource_MISC
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