CVE-2025-58074

8.8 HIGH

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists during the installation of Norton Secure VPN via the Microsoft Store

Published: 2026-05-04 · Last updated: 2026-05-29

Severity and scoring

CVSS: 8.8 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE: 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.

Source: NVD

References

[NVD]https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-58074
[Other]https://support.norton.com/sp/en/me/home/current/solutions/v20250301180004520
[Other]https://www.gendigital.com/us/en/contact-us/security-advisories/
[Other]https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2025-2276

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