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This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Gen Digital CCleaner. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The ZDI has assigned a CVSS rating of 7.8. The following CVEs are assigned: CVE-2026-12410.

First published (updated )
Advisory
ZDI-26-565

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Gen Digital CCleaner. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The ZDI has assigned a CVSS rating of 7.8. The following CVEs are assigned: CVE-2026-12410.

First published (updated )
Severity
5.5
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Stack overflow vulnerability in Avast Antivirus when scanning a malformed Office Open XML file may allow Denial-of-Service of the antivirus process.

This issue affects Avast Antivirus, AVG Antivirus, Norton Antivirus, Avast One, and Avast Business Antivirus on Windows, macOS, and Linux for virus definition builds before VPS 25020100.

The affected scanning logic is delivered through a shared Gen Digital virus definition update stream. The same stream feeds the consumer antivirus products listed in this advisory and other Gen Digital products that embed the same engine. Mitigation flows through this update channel; installations at or above the listed build are not vulnerable regardless of which product consumes the stream.

First published (updated )
Severity
7.8
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Avast Antivirus when scanning a malformed zip file containing XML may allow Local Execution of Code or Denial-of-Service of the antivirus process.

This issue affects Avast Antivirus, AVG Antivirus, Norton Antivirus, Avast One, and Avast Business Antivirus on Windows, macOS, and Linux for virus definition builds from 25020100 before 25021208.

The affected scanning logic is delivered through a shared Gen Digital virus definition update stream. The same stream feeds the consumer antivirus products listed in this advisory and other Gen Digital products that embed the same engine. Mitigation flows through this update channel; installations at or above the listed build are not vulnerable regardless of which product consumes the stream.

First published (updated )
Severity
5.5
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Stack overflow vulnerability due to uncontrolled recursion in Avast Antivirus when scanning a malformed PDF file may allow Denial-of-Service of the antivirus process.

This issue affects Avast Antivirus, AVG Antivirus, Norton Antivirus, Avast One, and Avast Business Antivirus on Windows, macOS, and Linux for virus definition builds before VPS 25021208.

The affected scanning logic is delivered through a shared Gen Digital virus definition update stream. The same stream feeds the consumer antivirus products listed in this advisory and other Gen Digital products that embed the same engine. Mitigation flows through this update channel; installations at or above the listed build are not vulnerable regardless of which product consumes the stream.

First published (updated )
Severity
7.8
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Heap buffer out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Avast Antivirus when scanning a malformed Windows PE file may allow Local Execution of Code or Denial-of-Service of the antivirus process.

This issue affects Avast Antivirus, AVG Antivirus, Norton Antivirus, Avast One, and Avast Business Antivirus on Windows, macOS, and Linux for virus definition builds before VPS 25021310.

The affected scanning logic is delivered through a shared Gen Digital virus definition update stream. The same stream feeds the consumer antivirus products listed in this advisory and other Gen Digital products that embed the same engine. Mitigation flows through this update channel; installations at or above the listed build are not vulnerable regardless of which product consumes the stream.

First published (updated )
Severity
7.8
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Heap buffer out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Avast Antivirus when scanning a malformed Windows PE file with .NET metadata may allow Local Execution of Code or Denial-of-Service of the antivirus process.

This issue affects Avast Antivirus, AVG Antivirus, Norton Antivirus, Avast One, and Avast Business Antivirus on Windows, macOS, and Linux for virus definition builds before VPS 25021310.

The affected scanning logic is delivered through a shared Gen Digital virus definition update stream. The same stream feeds the consumer antivirus products listed in this advisory and other Gen Digital products that embed the same engine. Mitigation flows through this update channel; installations at or above the listed build are not vulnerable regardless of which product consumes the stream.

First published (updated )
Severity
5.5
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Use of stack memory after free vulnerability in Avast Antivirus when scanning a malformed Windows PE file may allow Denial-of-Service of the antivirus process.

This issue affects Avast Antivirus, AVG Antivirus, Norton Antivirus, Avast One, and Avast Business Antivirus on Windows, macOS, and Linux for virus definition builds before VPS 25022500.

The affected scanning logic is delivered through a shared Gen Digital virus definition update stream. The same stream feeds the consumer antivirus products listed in this advisory and other Gen Digital products that embed the same engine. Mitigation flows through this update channel; installations at or above the listed build are not vulnerable regardless of which product consumes the stream.

First published (updated )
Severity
5.5
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Uncontrolled recursion vulnerability in Avast Antivirus when scanning a malformed Windows PE file may allow Denial-of-Service of the antivirus process.

This issue affects Avast Antivirus, AVG Antivirus, Norton Antivirus, Avast One, and Avast Business Antivirus on Windows, macOS, and Linux for virus definition builds before VPS 25031700.

The affected scanning logic is delivered through a shared Gen Digital virus definition update stream. The same stream feeds the consumer antivirus products listed in this advisory and other Gen Digital products that embed the same engine. Mitigation flows through this update channel; installations at or above the listed build are not vulnerable regardless of which product consumes the stream.

First published (updated )
Severity
7.8
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Heap buffer out-of-bounds write vulnerability in Avast Antivirus when scanning a malformed Windows PE file may allow Local Execution of Code or Denial-of-Service of the antivirus process.

This issue affects Avast Antivirus, AVG Antivirus, Norton Antivirus, Avast One, and Avast Business Antivirus on Windows, macOS, and Linux for virus definition builds before VPS 25040308.

The affected scanning logic is delivered through a shared Gen Digital virus definition update stream. The same stream feeds the consumer antivirus products listed in this advisory and other Gen Digital products that embed the same engine. Mitigation flows through this update channel; installations at or above the listed build are not vulnerable regardless of which product consumes the stream.

First published (updated )
Severity
7.8
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Heap buffer out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Avast Antivirus when scanning a malformed Mach-O file may allow Local Execution of Code or Denial-of-Service of the antivirus process.

This issue affects Avast Antivirus, AVG Antivirus, Norton Antivirus, Avast One, and Avast Business Antivirus on Windows, macOS, and Linux for virus definition builds before VPS 25090300.

The affected scanning logic is delivered through a shared Gen Digital virus definition update stream. The same stream feeds the consumer antivirus products listed in this advisory and other Gen Digital products that embed the same engine. Mitigation flows through this update channel; installations at or above the listed build are not vulnerable regardless of which product consumes the stream.

Remedy

Install virus definitions VPS 25090300 or any later virus-definition update. All builds at or above VPS 25090300 include the fix; staying current on definitions is required.
First published (updated )

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Gen Digital CCleaner. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. Some interaction on the part of an administrator is additionally required. The ZDI has assigned a CVSS rating of 7.3. The following CVEs are assigned: CVE-2025-3025.

First published (updated )

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Gen Digital CCleaner. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. Some interaction on the part of an administrator is additionally required. The ZDI has assigned a CVSS rating of 7.3. The following CVEs are assigned: CVE-2025-3025.

First published (updated )
Advisory
ZDI-25-905
Severity
7.3
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Elevation of Privileges in the cleaning feature of Gen Digital CCleaner version 6.33.11465 on Windows allows a local user to gain SYSTEM privileges via exploiting insecure file delete operations. Reported in CCleaner v. 6.33.11465. This issue affects CCleaner: before < 6.36.11508.

Remedy

Upgrade to v. 6.36.11508, or newer, released 28/MAY/2025
First published (updated )
Severity
7.8
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in TuneupSvc in Gen Digital Inc. Avast Cleanup Premium Version 24.2.16593.17810 on Windows 10 Pro x64 allows local attackers to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM via creating a symbolic link and leveraging a TOCTTOU (time-of-check to time-of-use) attack.

Remedy

Upgrade to Avast Cleanup Premium 24.3.17165.19178 or newer
First published (updated )

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