PT-2025-48495 · Avast · Avast Antivirus

Mike Zhang · Published 2025-12-01 · Updated 2025-12-03 · CVE-2025-7007

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Avast Antivirus versions 16.0.0 on MacOS Avast Antivirus versions 3.0.3 on Linux

Description A NULL pointer dereference issue exists in Avast Antivirus when scanning a malformed Windows PE file. This can cause the antivirus process to crash on MacOS and Linux systems.

Recommendations Update Avast Antivirus on MacOS to a version later than 16.0.0. Update Avast Antivirus on Linux to a version later than 3.0.3.

Fix

NULL Pointer Dereference

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-7007

Affected Products

Avast Antivirus

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-7007 · Security Note
• https://t.me/true_secator/7687 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/CVEtracker/38565 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1995536646784385288 · Twitter Post
• https://gendigital.com/us/en/contact-us/security-advisories · Note