CVE-2026-80302
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Description
Insufficient isolation in the Avast sandbox file virtualization layer on Windows allows a local, low-privileged attacker executing inside the sandbox to write arbitrary files outside sandbox containment and execute code on the host. The sandbox virtualizes file system operations by intercepting write requests to protected system directories. However, the virtualization implementation fails to properly validate write targets in certain edge cases, allowing writes to bypass the virtualization redirection and reach the actual host file system in protected locations. An attacker can exploit this to overwrite executable files, system libraries, or startup configurations with arbitrary content, leading to code execution with host privileges on subsequent system operations or reboot.
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{
"id": "CVE-2026-80302",
"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2026-11-06T16:18:59.020",
"lastModified": "2026-11-06T16:18:59.020",
"vulnStatus": "Received",
"cveTags": [],
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "Insufficient isolation in the Avast sandbox file virtualization layer on Windows allows a local, low-privileged attacker executing inside the sandbox to write arbitrary files outside sandbox containment and execute code on the host.\n\n\n\nThe sandbox virtualizes file system operations by intercepting write requests to protected system directories. However, the virtualization implementation fails to properly validate write targets in certain edge cases, allowing writes to bypass the virtualization redirection and reach the actual host file system in protected locations.\n\n\n\nAn attacker can exploit this to overwrite executable files, system libraries, or startup configurations with arbitrary content, leading to code execution with host privileges on subsequent system operations or reboot."
}
],
"affected": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"affectedData": [
{
"vendor": "Gen Digital",
"product": "Avast Antivirus, Avast One, Avast Premium Security, Avast Ultimate",
"defaultStatus": "affected",
"platforms": [
"Windows"
],
"versions": [
{
"version": "0",
"lessThan": "26.7",
"versionType": "custom",
"status": "affected"
}
]
},
{
"vendor": "Gen Digital",
"product": "AVG Antivirus Free, AVG Internet Security, AVG Ultimate",
"defaultStatus": "affected",
"platforms": [
"Windows"
],
"versions": [
{
"version": "0",
"lessThan": "26.7",
"versionType": "custom",
"status": "affected"
}
]
},
{
"vendor": "Gen Digital",
"product": "Norton Antivirus Plus, Norton 360 Standard, Norton 360 Deluxe, Norton 360 Advanced",
"defaultStatus": "affected",
"platforms": [
"Windows"
],
"versions": [
{
"version": "0",
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"versionType": "custom",
"status": "affected"
}
]
}
]
}
],
"metrics": {},
"weaknesses": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Secondary",
"description": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "CWE-434"
},
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "CWE-653"
}
]
}
],
"references": [
{
"url": "https://support.avast.com/en-us/article/Update-Antivirus",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://support.avg.com/SupportArticleView?l=en&urlname=Update-AVG-Antivirus",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://support.norton.com/sp/en/us/home/current/solutions/v20240108175512167",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://www.gendigital.com/us/en/contact-us/security-advisories/",
"source": "[email protected]"
}
]
}