CVE-2026-6064
High · 7.3CVSS
7.3
EPSS
0.1%
Published
Oct 28, 2026
CISA due date
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The record
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.
Affected packages
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