---
title: "CVE-2026-6064: Norton Antivirus, Avast Antivirus & AVG Internet Security - Privilege Escalation"
description: "Norton Antivirus, Avast Antivirus, and AVG Internet Security < 26.5.10933 on Windows contain a privilege escalation caused by arbitrary file/folder deletion during privileged shred operation, letting local low-privileged attackers escalate to SYSTEM."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-6064/
---

# CVE-2026-6064 Norton Antivirus, Avast Antivirus & AVG Internet Security - Privilege Escalation

Norton Antivirus, Avast Antivirus, and AVG Internet Security < 26.5.10933 on Windows contain a privilege escalation caused by arbitrary file/folder deletion during privileged shred operation, letting local low-privileged attackers escalate to SYSTEM.

CVSS base score 7.3 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6064)

## Details

Type

Privilege Escalation

Impact

Privilege Escalation, File System Write, Data Tampering

CVSS vector

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

Published

28 October 2026

Updated

29 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-59](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/59.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to version 26.5.10933 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6064](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6064)
- [https://www.gendigital.com/us/en/contact-us/security-advisories/](https://www.gendigital.com/us/en/contact-us/security-advisories/)

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- Whether you run the affected software, and where
- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
- What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first

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