CVE-2026-6064

Norton, Avast, and AVG local privilege escalation via link following in Data Shredder

State: Published
Severity: 7.3 High
Published: Oct 28, 2026
Updated: Oct 28, 2026
Reserved: Apr 10, 2026

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.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	7.3 High	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	GEN

Weaknesses

CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Affected Products

Product	Versions
Norton AntivirusGen Digital	before 26.5Affected
Avast AntivirusGen Digital	before 26.5Affected
AVG Internet SecurityGen Digital	before 26.5Affected

References

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

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