7.8
/ 10
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
Heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Avast Antivirus when scanning a malformed zip file containing XML may allow Local Execution of Code or Denial-of-Service of the antivirus process.
This issue affects Avast Antivirus, AVG Antivirus, Norton Antivirus, Avast One, and Avast Business Antivirus on Windows, macOS, and Linux for virus definition builds from 25020100 before 25021208.
The affected scanning logic is delivered through a shared Gen Digital virus definition update stream. The same stream feeds the consumer antivirus products listed in this advisory and other Gen Digital products that embed the same engine. Mitigation flows through this update channel; installations at or above the listed build are not vulnerable regardless of which product consumes the stream.
This issue affects Avast Antivirus, AVG Antivirus, Norton Antivirus, Avast One, and Avast Business Antivirus on Windows, macOS, and Linux for virus definition builds from 25020100 before 25021208.
The affected scanning logic is delivered through a shared Gen Digital virus definition update stream. The same stream feeds the consumer antivirus products listed in this advisory and other Gen Digital products that embed the same engine. Mitigation flows through this update channel; installations at or above the listed build are not vulnerable regardless of which product consumes the stream.
Basic Information
ID
CVE-2025-7011
Source
GEN
Published
Jun 12, 2026 at 22:12
Affected Product
Vendor
Gen Digital
Product
Avast Antivirus
Version
25020100
Affected Versions
Gen Digital Avast Antivirus 25020100
Gen Digital AVG Antivirus 25020100
Gen Digital Norton Antivirus 25020100
Gen Digital Avast One 25020100
Gen Digital Avast Business Antivirus 25020100
Gen Digital AVG Antivirus 25020100
Gen Digital Norton Antivirus 25020100
Gen Digital Avast One 25020100
Gen Digital Avast Business Antivirus 25020100