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CVE-2025-7007: Null pointer dereference in Avast Antivirus on macOS (16.0.0) or Linux (3.0.3)

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 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: 2025-12-01 · updated 2026-09-26
• Weakness: CWE-476

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 products

• Avast Anitvirus: 3.0.3
• Avast Antivirus: 16.0.0

References

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

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