Vulnerability record/PUBLISHED/Published Oct 28, 2026 10:47:51 UTC

CVE-2026-6064

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.

Base score7.3/ 10

SeverityHighCVSS 3.1

Exploitability / impact

CVSS metric breakdown

Vector-derived attributes

Base severityHigh

Attack vectorLocalAV

Attack complexityLowAC

Privileges requiredLowPR

User interactionRequiredUI

ScopeUnchangedS

Confidentiality impactHighC

Integrity impactHighI

Availability impactHighA

CVSS vector stringCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS communicates standardized severity and impact characteristics. It does not establish whether a system is exploitable in your specific environment.

Record context

CVE Numbering AuthorityGEN

Last updatedNov 8, 2026 19:24:06 UTC

PublishedOct 28, 2026 10:47:51 UTC

ReservedApr 10, 2026 12:41:15 UTC

Credits

Anonymous working with TrendAI Zero Day Initiative