CVE-2009-2761
Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the scheduler (sched.exe) in Avira AntiVir, AntiVir...
Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the scheduler (sched.exe) in Avira AntiVir, AntiVir Premium, Premium Security Suite, and AntiVir Professional might allow local users to gain privileges via a malicious antivir.exe file in the "C:\Program Files\avira" directory.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the scheduler (sched.exe) in Avira AntiVir, AntiVir Premium, Premium Security Suite, and AntiVir Professional might allow local users to gain privileges via a malicious antivir.exe file in the "C:\Program Files\avira" directory.
- Record
CVE-2009-2761- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the scheduler (sched.exe) in Avira AntiVir, AntiVir Premium, Premium Security Suite, and AntiVir Professional might allow local users to gain privileges via a malicious antivir.exe file in the "C:\Program Files\avira" directory.
- Record
CVE-2009-2761- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-2751 No score
Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the scheduler (sched.exe) in Avira AntiVir, AntiVir Premium, Premium Security Suite, and AntiVir Professional might allow local users to gain privileges via a malicious antivir.exe file in the "C:\Program Files\avira" directory.
- Record
EUVD-2009-2751- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wg6x-8526-fqg6 No score
Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the scheduler (sched.exe) in Avira AntiVir, AntiVir...
Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the scheduler (sched.exe) in Avira AntiVir, AntiVir Premium, Premium Security Suite, and AntiVir Professional might allow local users to gain privileges via a malicious antivir.exe file in the "C:\Program Files\avira" directory.
- Record
GHSA-wg6x-8526-fqg6- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-2761 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Avira Antivir, published August 13, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.35%, the 29th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
osvdb.org/55647
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3130
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46568
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-01/0146.html
blog.zoller.lu/2009/01/tzo-2009-2-avira-antivir-priviledge.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2761
github.com/advisories/GHSA-wg6x-8526-fqg6