TI-2025-06372 Aliases CVE-2025-7005 GHSA-w5xg-24x3-2465

Avast antivirus infinite recursion when scanning a malformed PE file

LOW 24CWE-674Published 2026-06-12 · Updated 2026-06-15

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · None · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-674.

Summary

Uncontrolled recursion vulnerability in Avast Antivirus when scanning a malformed Windows PE file may allow 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 before VPS 25031700. 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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00111 1st percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed Avast Antivirus (Gen Digital): 25031700AVG Antivirus (Gen Digital): 25031700+3 more products

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Gen Digital	Avast Antivirus	before 25031700	25031700	Patch available	CNA
Gen Digital	AVG Antivirus	before 25031700	25031700	Patch available	CNA
Gen Digital	Norton Antivirus	before 25031700	25031700	Patch available	CNA
Gen Digital	Avast One	before 25031700	25031700	Patch available	CNA
Gen Digital	Avast Business Antivirus	before 25031700	25031700	Patch available	CNA

Avast Antivirus VendorGen Digital Affected before 25031700 Fixed in 25031700 Patch available CNA
AVG Antivirus VendorGen Digital Affected before 25031700 Fixed in 25031700 Patch available CNA
Norton Antivirus VendorGen Digital Affected before 25031700 Fixed in 25031700 Patch available CNA
Avast One VendorGen Digital Affected before 25031700 Fixed in 25031700 Patch available CNA
Avast Business Antivirus VendorGen Digital Affected before 25031700 Fixed in 25031700 Patch available CNA

Remediation

Fix · CNA Avast Antivirus (Gen Digital) Fixed in 25031700
Fix · CNA AVG Antivirus (Gen Digital) Fixed in 25031700
Fix · CNA Norton Antivirus (Gen Digital) Fixed in 25031700
Fix · CNA Avast One (Gen Digital) Fixed in 25031700
Fix · CNA Avast Business Antivirus (Gen Digital) Fixed in 25031700

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-7005
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w5xg-24x3-2465

References

Other 1

https://www.gendigital.com/us/en/contact-us/security-advisories/

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Sources

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