Null pointer dereference in Avast Antivirus on macOS (16.0.0) or Linux (3.0.3)

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Summary

CVECVE-2025-7007
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerNLOK
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2025-12-01 17:15:50 UTC
Updated2026-09-26 00:10:00 UTC
DescriptionNULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in Avast Antivirus on MacOS, Avast Anitvirus on Linux when scanning a malformed Windows PE file causes the antivirus process to crash.This issue affects Antivirus: 16.0.0; Anitvirus: 3.0.3.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.001100000 probability, percentile 0.011580000 (date 2026-09-27)

Problem Types: CWE-476 | CWE-476 CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1CNACVSS7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Avast Antivirus affected 16.0.0 custom MacOS
CNA Avast Anitvirus affected 3.0.3 Linux

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.gendigital.com/us/en/contact-us/security-advisories [email protected] www.gendigital.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Mike Zhang (en)

Additional Advisory Data

Solutions

CNA: Fixed in virus definitions 25021804 17/Mar/2025

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