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CVE-2025-7007

Null pointer dereference in Avast Antivirus on macOS (16.0.0) or Linux (3.0.3)

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: December 1, 2025 at 04:34 PM UTC
Updated: September 26, 2026 at 12:27 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAntivirus

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in Avast Antivirus on MacOS, Avast Anitvirus on Linux when scanning a malformed Windows PE file causes the antivirus process to crash.This issue affects Antivirus: 16.0.0; Anitvirus: 3.0.3.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

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

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.5HIGHNLOK
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-476

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