High 8.8Published May 4, 2026

CVE-2025-58074Privilege escalation during the installation of Norton Secure VPN via the Microsoft Store

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 12:30 PM ET)

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Exploited in the last 30 days

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists during the installation of Norton Secure VPN via the Microsoft Store. A low-privilege user can replace files during the installation process, which may result in deletion of arbitrary files that can lead to elevation of privileges.

CVSS: 8.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-1386
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: talos
NVD analysis: Awaiting Analysis
Record last updated: May 29, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Gen Digital Norton Secure VPN gen_digital:norton_secure_vpn (from the name)	6.5.0.59	CNA record

References

References

https://www.gendigital.com/us/en/contact-us/security-advisories/	vendor-advisory
https://support.norton.com/sp/en/me/home/current/solutions/v20250301180004520	related
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2025-2276

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