CVE-2026-80301 | Gen Digital Avast Antivirus up to 26.6 Sandbox privileges management

A vulnerability identified as very critical has been detected in Gen Digital Avast Antivirus, Avast One, Avast Premium Security, Avast Ultimate, AVG Antivirus Free, AVG Internet Security, AVG Ultimate, Norton 360 Advanced, Norton 360 Deluxe, Norton 360 Standard and Norton Antivirus Plus up to 26.6. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Sandbox. This manipulation causes improper privilege management.

This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-80301. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists.

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