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Q1What is this vulnerability? (Essence + Consequences)
π¨ **Essence**: A critical security flaw in Gen Digital Antivirus. π **Consequences**: Local attackers can escalate privileges via pool overflow in the Windows sandbox kernel driver.β¦
π’ **Vendor**: Gen Digital (Avast). π¦ **Product**: (Free/Premium/Ultimate) Antivirus. π **Affected Versions**: Gen Digital Antivirus **25.3 and earlier**. β **Safe**: Version 25.3+.
Q4What can hackers do? (Privileges/Data)
π **Privileges**: Local Privilege Escalation (LPE). π‘οΈ **Data**: High risk to Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability (CVSS H:H:H). π΅οΈ **Actor**: Requires local access but no user interaction.
Q5Is exploitation threshold high? (Auth/Config)
π **Auth**: Requires **Local** privileges (PR:L). π±οΈ **UI**: No user interaction needed (UI:N). π **Network**: Attack vector is Local (AV:N implies network-accessible service triggering local exploit, but strictly LPE).β¦
π« **Public Exploit**: No PoC or public exploit listed in references. π΅οΈ **Wild Exploit**: Unknown. π **Status**: Theoretical risk until proven otherwise. π **Ref**: Vendor security advisory page.
Q7How to self-check? (Features/Scanning)
π **Check**: Verify installed Antivirus version. π **Target**: Is it **< 25.3**? π‘οΈ **Feature**: Check for Windows Sandbox Kernel Driver usage. π **Scan**: Use vulnerability scanners detecting CVE-2025-13032.
Q8Is it fixed officially? (Patch/Mitigation)
π οΈ **Fix**: Update to Gen Digital Antivirus **25.3 or later**. π₯ **Source**: Official Gen Digital security advisories. π **Action**: Immediate patching recommended for all affected endpoints.
Q9What if no patch? (Workaround)
π§ **Workaround**: Isolate affected machines from local threats. π **Mitigation**: Disable Windows Sandbox if not essential. π **Monitor**: Watch for unusual privilege escalation attempts.β¦
π₯ **Priority**: **CRITICAL**. π¨ **Urgency**: High. π **CVSS**: High severity (H:H:H). β³ **Action**: Patch immediately. π‘οΈ **Risk**: Unpatched systems are vulnerable to local LPE attacks.