CVEvulnerability

CVE-2026-6064

7.3 HIGH Published 2026-10-28 Modified 2026-10-28 Official page ↗
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
2026-10-28
Last modified
2026-10-28
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
7.3 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-59

Description

Link following vulnerability in Data Shredder components in Norton Antivirus, Avast Antivirus, and AVG Internet Security prior to 26.5.10933 on Windows allows a local, low-privileged attacker to escalate privileges to SYSTEM. During a privileged shred operation, enabling arbitrary file/folder deletion that is leveraged to gain NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM privelages.

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access weakness

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