CVE-2025-8351 HIGH

CVE-2025-8351: Avira antivirus engine heap buffer OOB read when scanning a malformed file

Vendor Gen Digital
Product Avira Antivirus
Weakness CWE-122
Published December 1, 2025
Last update June 12, 2026
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CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Heap-based Buffer Overflow, Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in Avira Antivirus engine when scanning a malformed file may allow Local Execution of Code or Denial-of-Service of the antivirus engine process. This issue affects Avira Antivirus on Windows, macOS, and Linux for engine builds before 8.3.70.98.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

December 1, 2025 CVE published
June 12, 2026 Record updated