High 7.3Published Oct 28, 2026

CVE-2026-6064Norton, Avast, and AVG local privilege escalation via link following in Data Shredder

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 30, 2026, 5:50 AM ET)

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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.

CVSS: 7.3 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-59
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: GEN
NVD analysis: Awaiting Analysis
Record last updated: Oct 28, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 28, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Gen Digital Norton Antivirus gen_digital:norton_antivirus (from the name)	before 26.5	CNA record
Gen Digital Avast Antivirus gen_digital:avast_antivirus (from the name)	before 26.5	CNA record
Gen Digital AVG Internet Security gen_digital:avg_internet_security (from the name)	before 26.5	CNA record

References

References

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

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