CVE-2025-13032
Avast/AVG Antivirus Sandbox Kernel Driver Pool Overflow Privilege Escalation
Description
Double fetch in sandbox kernel driver in Avast/AVG Antivirus <25.3 on windows allows local attacker to escalate privelages via pool overflow.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 11, 2025, 5:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Dec. 8, 2025, 6:10 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL | dbd8429d-f261-4b1e-94cc-ae3132817e2e | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update Avast/AVG Antivirus immediately.
- Apply vendor-supplied patches or updates.
- Restart the system after updating.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2025-13032.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://www.gendigital.com/us/en/contact-us/security-advisories/ | Vendor Advisory |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-13032 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-13032
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2025-13032 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
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CybersecurityNews
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2025-13032 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 08, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE NVD-CWE-noinfo Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:avast:antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 25.3 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added Reference Type NortonLifeLock Inc.: https://www.gendigital.com/us/en/contact-us/security-advisories/ Types: Vendor Advisory -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Nov. 11, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Double fetch in sandbox kernel driver in Avast/AVG Antivirus <25.3 on windows allows local attacker to escalate privelages via pool overflow. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-367 Added Reference https://www.gendigital.com/us/en/contact-us/security-advisories/