Privilege escalation during the installation of Norton Secure VPN via the Microsoft Store
Priority LOW 39CWE-1386Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists during the installation of Norton Secure VPN via the Microsoft Store. A low-privilege user can replace files during the installation process, which may result in deletion of arbitrary files that can lead to elevation of privileges.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00139 3rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gen Digital | Norton Secure VPN | 6.5.0.59 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Norton Secure VPN VendorGen Digital Affected 6.5.0.59 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-58074
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7wj7-3wwj-fhf7
References
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- TI-2015-06072 Use-after-free vulnerability in the Update Manager service in Avira Management Console… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2023-18488 An issue was discovered in Avira Phantom VPN through 2.23.1 for macOS. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
Sources
- CVE-2025-58074 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-58074 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7wj7-3wwj-fhf7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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