CVE-2026-27749
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.
Published:Mar 5, 2026
Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
EPS:Mar 5, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00067
CVSS Score:7.8
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Avira
Product
Avira Internet Security Suite
Avira
Avira Internet Security Suite
Vendor
Avira
Product
Internet Security
Avira
Internet Security
Vendor
Gen Digital
Product
Avira Internet Security
Gen Digital
Avira Internet Security
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
