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High 7.5Published Dec 1, 2025
CVE-2025-7007Null pointer dereference in Avast Antivirus on macOS (16.0.0) or Linux (3.0.3)
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NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in Avast Antivirus on MacOS, Avast Anitvirus on Linux when scanning a malformed Windows PE file causes the antivirus process to crash.This issue affects Antivirus: 16.0.0; Anitvirus: 3.0.3.
- CVSS
- 7.5 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-476
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- NLOK
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Dec 1, 2025
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Avast Antivirus avast:antivirus (from the name) | 16.0.0 | CNA record |
Avast Anitvirus avast:anitvirus (from the name) | 3.0.3 | CNA record |
References
- https://www.gendigital.com/us/en/contact-us/security-advisories/
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