AVAST Antivirus 25.11 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the SecureLine service that allows local non-privileged users to execute code with elevated SYSTEM privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted binary path in the service configuration to inject malicious executables that execute with high-level system permissions.
History

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 22:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Avast avast Antivirus Free
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:avast:avast_antivirus_free:25.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Avast avast Antivirus Free

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 17:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 19 Jun 2026 21:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Avast
Avast avast Antivirus
Vendors & Products Avast
Avast avast Antivirus

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 18:15:00 +0000

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Description AVAST Antivirus 25.11 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the SecureLine service that allows local non-privileged users to execute code with elevated SYSTEM privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted binary path in the service configuration to inject malicious executables that execute with high-level system permissions.
Title AVAST Antivirus 25.11 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation
Weaknesses CWE-428
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published: 2026-06-19T14:16:54.853Z

Updated: 2026-07-14T22:26:07.385Z

Reserved: 2026-06-08T20:44:31.210Z

Link: CVE-2025-71326

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-22T16:41:55.415Z

cve-icon NVD

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