CVE-2026-27749

HIGH

Avira Internet Security - Deserialization

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Avira Internet Security contains a deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability in the System Speedup component. The Avira.SystemSpeedup.RealTimeOptimizer.exe process, which runs with SYSTEM privileges, deserializes data from a file located in C:\\ProgramData using .NET BinaryFormatter without implementing input validation or deserialization safeguards. Because the file can be created or modified by a local user in default configurations, an attacker can supply a crafted serialized payload that is deserialized by the privileged process, resulting in arbitrary code execution as SYSTEM.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0007
EPSS Percentile 20.4%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-502
Status published
Products (3)
avira/internet_security < 1.1.114.3113
Gen Digital Inc./Avira Internet Security < 1.1.109.1990
Gen Digital Inc./Avira Internet Security 1.1.114.3113
Published Mar 05, 2026
Tracked Since Mar 05, 2026