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CVE-2025-7018

Avira antivirus engine null pointer dereference when scanning a malformed PE file

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: June 12, 2026 at 10:13 PM UTC
Updated: October 7, 2026 at 08:10 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAvira Antivirus

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Null pointer dereference vulnerability in Avira Antivirus engine when scanning a malformed Windows PE file may allow Denial-of-Service of the antivirus engine process. This issue affects Avira Antivirus on Windows, macOS, and Linux for engine builds before 8.3.70.64.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Avira Antivirus· Gen Digital
60%
v < 8.3.70.64
Affected range stops below 8.3.70.64, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

Source: [email protected]
https://www.gendigital.com/us/en/contact-us/security-advisories/

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.5MEDIUMGEN
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-476

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