HIGH 7.3 NVD

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

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.

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Published: 2026-10-28 · Source: NVD · Feed updated: 2026-10-28

This high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.3 was published on 2026-10-28 via NVD.

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