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.
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/avast-antivirus-unquoted-service-path-privilege-escalation
Published: 2026-06-19
Updated: 2026-06-23
Base Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 7.8
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: High
Base 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
Severity: High
EPSS: 0.00127