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TI-2025-11929 Aliases CVE-2025-13032GHSA-hf76-wr32-wv5w

Time-of-check time-of-use race condition in Avast Antivirus

Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-367Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Double fetch in sandbox kernel driver in Avast/AVG Antivirus <25.3  on windows allows local attacker to escalate privelages via pool overflow.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00249 16th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed (Free/Premiium/Ultimeat) Antivirus (Avast): 25.3One (Avsat): 25.3+1 more product

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Avast(Free/Premiium/Ultimeat) Antivirusbefore 25.325.3Patch availableCNA
AvsatOnebefore 25.325.3Patch availableCNA
AVG(Free/Inernet Security/Ultimate) Antivirusbefore 25.325.3Patch availableCNA
  • (Free/Premiium/Ultimeat) Antivirus VendorAvast Affected before 25.3 Fixed in 25.3 Patch available CNA
  • One VendorAvsat Affected before 25.3 Fixed in 25.3 Patch available CNA
  • (Free/Inernet Security/Ultimate) Antivirus VendorAVG Affected before 25.3 Fixed in 25.3 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:avast:antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 25.3VulnerableAvast
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:avast:antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 25.3 Vulnerable ·Avast
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA (Free/Premiium/Ultimeat) Antivirus (Avast) Fixed in 25.3
  • Fix · CNA One (Avsat) Fixed in 25.3
  • Fix · CNA (Free/Inernet Security/Ultimate) Antivirus (AVG) Fixed in 25.3

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-13032
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hf76-wr32-wv5w

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2020-08753 An issue was discovered in Avast Antivirus before 20. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-05872 In Avast Antivirus before v17, using the LPC interface API exposed by the AvastSVC.exe… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-03074 Integer Overflow in Avast Antiviurs 25.1.981.6 on Windows may result in privilege escalation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-20488 Privilege escalation vulnerability in the Self-Defense driver of Avast Antivirus prior to… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2021-20487 Privilege escalation vulnerability in the Sandbox component of Avast Antivirus prior to… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2021-20486 Sandbox component in Avast Antivirus prior to 20.4 has an insecure permission which could… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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