TI-2016-03387 Aliases CVE-2016-3986 GHSA-jc57-w94j-r793

Avast allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) and…

MEDIUM 44CWE-119Published 2016-04-08 · Updated 2024-09-17

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Avast allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PE file, related to authenticode parsing.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.07506 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA and NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:avast:avast:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Vulnerable	Avast

cpe:2.3:a:avast:avast:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Avast

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-3986
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jc57-w94j-r793

References

Exploit 2

Other 1

https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=668

TI-2022-03818 Avast and AVG Antivirus for Windows vulnerable to Privilege Escalation CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8

Sources

This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences