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CVE-2025-58074: Privilege escalation during the installation of Norton Secure VPN via the Microsoft Store

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-05-04 · updated 2026-10-07
• Weakness: CWE-1386

Description

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.

Affected products

• Gen Digital Norton Secure VPN: 6.5.0.59

References

• https://support.norton.com/sp/en/me/home/current/solutions/v20250301180004520
• https://www.gendigital.com/us/en/contact-us/security-advisories/
• https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2025-2276

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