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.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Various Sources
https://blog.quarkslab.com/avira-deserialize-delete-and-escalate-the-proper-way-to-use-an-av.html
Third Party Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/avira-internet-security-system-speedup-insecure-deserialization
Various Sources release-notes
https://support.avira.com/hc/en-us/articles/360010656158-Current-Avira-versions
Various Sources product
https://www.avira.com/en/internet-security
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
https://www.gendigital.com/us/en/contact-us/security-advisories/
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0032
EPSS Percentile
23.8%
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