What is CVE-2025-7007?

CVE-2025-7007 is a high-severity vulnerability in Avast Anitvirus, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-12-01.

How severe is CVE-2025-7007?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Avast Anitvirus

CVE-2025-7007

NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in Avast Antivirus on MacOS, Avast Anitvirus on Linux when scanning a malformed Windows PE file causes the antivirus process to crash.This issue affects Antivirus: 16.0.0; Anitvirus: 3.0.3.

EPSS: 0.001 (0.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Avast Anitvirus — versions 3.0.3
Avast Antivirus — versions 16.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

security@nortonlifelock.com

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-7007?: CVE-2025-7007 is a high-severity vulnerability in Avast Anitvirus, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-12-01.
How severe is CVE-2025-7007?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.