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01 Record

CVE-2026-6064

Norton, Avast, and AVG local privilege escalation via link following in Data Shredder

HighPUBLISHEDCNA: GEN
CNA base score7.3 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

02 Description

Norton, Avast, and AVG local privilege escalation via link following in Data Shredder

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
Not scored by EPSS
EPSS percentile
Not scored by EPSS
NVD base score
7.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Awaiting Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-28.
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
2026-10-28 10:47Z23 HR AGO
Last updated
2026-10-28 10:47Z23 HR AGO
Reserved
2026-04-10
Assigning CNA
GEN
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
High (CVSS 7.3)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
  • CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')Base
Data version
5.2
Document digest
f72a824430e593e67221f9659833554bf3ed36cb8e98abfd288a170e5e21975a

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
Gen DigitalNorton Antivirus0 to < 26.5Windows
Gen DigitalAvast Antivirus0 to < 26.5Windows
Gen DigitalAVG Internet Security0 to < 26.5Windows

06 References

07 Remediation

Customers are advised to upgrade to version >26.5 released on or after May 2026