Vulnerability · Published Jun 12, 2026 · Assigned by GEN

CVE-2025-7011Avast antivirus heap OOB when scanning a malformed zip file

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity out-of-bounds read in Avast Antivirus from Gen Digital. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 4% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 96.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Gen Digital Avast Antivirus 25020100 – before 25021208
Gen Digital AVG Antivirus 25020100 – before 25021208
Gen Digital Norton Antivirus 25020100 – before 25021208
Gen Digital Avast One 25020100 – before 25021208
Gen Digital Avast Business Antivirus 25020100 – before 25021208

Weakness: CWE-125 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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