Description
Double fetch in sandbox kernel driver in Avast/AVG Antivirus <25.3 on windows allows local attacker to escalate privelages via pool overflow.
Affected products
avast: antivirus; microsoft: windows
References1
- www.gendigital.com/us/en/contact-us/security-advisories/ Vendor Advisory
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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7.8
HIGH
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 16 · as of 10 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-367
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