ZDI-26-271 HIGH 7.8 Published Apr 15, 2026

Avast Premium Security Gen Self Protection Driver Exposed Dangerous Function Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Avast

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Avast Premium Security. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The ZDI has assigned a CVSS rating of 7.8.

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