CERT24CVE-2026-6064 — Local privilege escalation via link following in Norton, Avast, and AVG Data ShredderLoading data…

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

A CWE-59 link-following vulnerability in Data Shredder components affects Norton Antivirus, Avast Antivirus, and AVG Internet Security on Windows before version 26.5.10933. A local low-privileged attacker can escalate privileges to SYSTEM.

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

A CWE-59 link-following vulnerability in Data Shredder components affects Norton Antivirus, Avast Antivirus, and AVG Internet Security on Windows before version 26.5.10933. A local low-privileged attacker can escalate privileges to SYSTEM.