CVE-2026-6064Published

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

Exact source revision recorded 28 Oct 2026 11:27:43 UTC. It does not establish the source's current position. Latest evidence.

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cve-program · CVE-2026-6064

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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.

Source published: 28 Oct 2026 10:47:51 UTC
Source modified: 28 Oct 2026 10:47:51 UTC
Observed here: 28 Oct 2026 11:27:43 UTC
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CVSS 3.1 · 7.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H