01 Record
CVE-2025-7006
Avast antivirus use of stack memory after free when scanning a malformed PE file
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: GEN
CNA base score5.5 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
02 Description
Avast antivirus use of stack memory after free when scanning a malformed PE file
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.11% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 1.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-07.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-06-12 22:08Z4 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-06-15 17:12Z4 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2025-07-02
- Assigning CNA
- GEN
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 5.5)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-590Free of Memory not on the HeapVariant
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- b4906992a5bb00ae0f50f5021923534b1d211c11e315b513224169aeb594b6ef
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.gendigital.comhttps://www.gendigital.com/us/en/contact-us/security-advisories/
07 Remediation
Install virus definitions VPS 25022500 or any later virus-definition update. All builds at or above VPS 25022500 include the fix; staying current on definitions is required.