# CVE-2020-12680: Avira Free Antivirus through 15.0.2005.1866 allows local users to discover user credentials.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-05-08 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Avira Free Antivirus through 15.0.2005.1866 allows local users to discover user credentials. The functions of the executable file Avira.PWM.NativeMessaging.exe are aimed at collecting credentials stored in Chrome, Firefox, Opera, and Edge. The executable does not verify the calling program and thus a request such as fetchChromePasswords or fetchCredentials will succeed. NOTE: some third parties have stated that this is "not a vulnerability.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://twitter.com/taviso/status/1258448515912491026
- https://medium.com/%40knikolenko/avira-free-antivirus-password-collector-83452fa7f943

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