VulnerabilityAwaiting Analysis

CVE-2025-58074

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

HIGH 8.8EPSS 0.14%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.14%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

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.

CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.14% probability · 4th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-1386
Source: security@nortonlifelock.com

References

https://support.norton.com/sp/en/me/home/current/solutions/v20250301180004520
https://www.gendigital.com/us/en/contact-us/security-advisories/
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2025-2276

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.