CVE-2025-58074

May 4, 2026, 3:22 p.m.

8.8
High

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.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Norton
  • Norton Secure Vpn
  • *

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-1386
Insecure Operation on Windows Junction / Mount Point
The product opens a file or directory, but it does not properly prevent the name from being associated with a junction or mount point to a destination that is outside of the intended control sphere.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a norton norton_secure_vpn / / / / / / / /

References

https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2025-2276
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2025-2276

Tags

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CWE-1386
2026-05-04
CVE-2025-58074

CVSS Score

8.8 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: LOCAL
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: LOW
  • Scope: CHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
  • Integrity Impact: HIGH
  • Availability Impact: HIGH

    • CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Timeline

Published: May 4, 2026, 2:16 p.m.
Last Modified: May 4, 2026, 3:22 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

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