Vulnerability · Published Jun 12, 2026 · Assigned by GEN

CVE-2025-14098Avira antivirus engine heap buffer OOB write when scanning a malformed MS-DOS executable file

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity out-of-bounds write in Avira Antivirus from Gen Digital. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 2% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 98.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Heap buffer out-of-bounds write vulnerability due to integer overflow in Avira Antivirus engine when scanning a malformed MS-DOS executable 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 8.3.70.104.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Gen Digital Avira Antivirus 0 – before 8.3.70.104

Weakness: CWE-787, CWE-190 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References