Local Privilege Escalation in Norton and Avast Antivirus Products
CVE-2026-6064

7.3HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Gen Digital

Status
Norton Antivirus
Avast Antivirus
Avg Internet Security
Vendor
CVE Published:
28 October 2026

What is CVE-2026-6064?

A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Data Shredder components of Norton Antivirus, Avast Antivirus, and AVG Internet Security on Windows. This flaw allows a low-privileged attacker to gain elevated SYSTEM privileges during a privileged shred operation, leading to arbitrary file and folder deletion. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could give attackers unauthorized access to sensitive system resources.

Affected Version(s)

Avast Antivirus Windows 0 < 26.5

AVG Internet Security Windows 0 < 26.5

Norton Antivirus Windows 0 < 26.5

References

https://www.gendigital.com/us/en/contact-us/security-advi...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.3
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Anonymous working with TrendAI Zero Day Initiative
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