CVE-2026-82964

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.15% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 4.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Awaiting Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-09-17.

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.

Published

2026-09-16 14:01Z1 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-09-17 18:42Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-08-31

Assigning CNA

GEN

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.8)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-281Improper Preservation of PermissionsBase
• CWE-653Improper Isolation or CompartmentalizationClass
• CWE-862Missing AuthorizationClass

Data version

5.2

Document digest

4966992854ef0275d94c351a0f2f5e78e382f3673cd19b95520af00b29d1672d

• www.gendigital.comGen Digital Security Advisorieshttps://www.gendigital.com/us/en/contact-us/security-advisories/vendor-advisory
• support.avast.comAvast: how to update Avast Antivirus or Avast Onehttps://support.avast.com/en-us/article/Update-Antiviruspatch
• support.avg.comAVG: updating AVG AntiVirushttps://support.avg.com/SupportArticleView?l=en&urlname=Update-AVG-Antiviruspatch
• support.norton.comNorton: keep your Norton device security up to datehttps://support.norton.com/sp/en/us/home/current/solutions/v20240108175512167patch
• github.comPrettyPrague public proof-of-concepthttps://github.com/MSNightmare/PrettyPragueexploit
• x.comFinder's public disclosure announcementhttps://x.com/msnightmare2000/status/2094106041046765752