CVE-2026-6064: Norton, Avast, and AVG local privilege escalation via link following in Data Shredder
Gen Digital · Norton Antivirus
Vendor fix available · Affected: Gen Digital Norton Antivirus · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)
Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.
Higher than 2% of scored CVEs
DescriptionCVE.org
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.
Affected products3
From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.
- Gen Digital · Norton Antivirusbefore 26.5
- Gen Digital · Avast Antivirusbefore 26.5
- Gen Digital · AVG Internet Securitybefore 26.5
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- Exploitation
- Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Vendor
- Gen Digital
- Published
- October 2026
CoverageNo articles yet
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