CVE-2026-5424 | Avast Premium Security Gen Self Protection Local Privilege Escalation

VDB-357878 · CVE-2026-5424 · GCVE-0-2026-5424 AVAST PREMIUM SECURITY GEN SELF PROTECTION LOCAL PRIVILEGE ESCALATION HISTORYDIFFRELATEJSONXMLCTI CVSS Meta Temp Score Current Exploit Price (≈) CTI Interest Score 7.5 $0-$5k 2.11+ Summaryinfo A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Avast Premium Security. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Gen Self Protection. Such manipulation leads to Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-5424. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded. Detailsinfo A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Avast Premium Security (the affected version unknown). Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Gen Self Protection. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The advisory is available at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-5424. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Productinfo Vendor Avast Name Premium Security License free CPE 2.3info 🔒 CPE 2.2info 🔒 CVSSv4info VulDB Vector: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 CVSSv3info VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8 VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.5 VulDB Base Score: 7.8 VulDB Temp Score: 7.5 VulDB Vector: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 CVSSv2info Vector Complexity Authentication Confidentiality Integrity Availability Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock VulDB Base Score: 🔒 VulDB Temp Score: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 Exploitinginfo Class: Local Privilege Escalation CWE: Unknown CAPEC: 🔒 ATT&CK: 🔒 Physical: Partially Local: Yes Remote: No Availability: 🔒 Status: Not defined Price Prediction: 🔍 Current Price Estimation: 🔒 0-Day Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Today Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Threat Intelligenceinfo Interest: 🔍 Active Actors: 🔍 Active APT Groups: 🔍 Countermeasuresinfo Recommended: Upgrade Status: 🔍 0-Day Time: 🔒 Timelineinfo 04/16/2026 Advisory disclosed 04/16/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created 04/16/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update Sourcesinfo Advisory: zerodayinitiative.com Status: Confirmed CVE: CVE-2026-5424 (🔒) GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-5424 GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-357878 Entryinfo Created: 04/16/2026 07:37 Changes: 04/16/2026 07:37 (48) Complete: 🔍 Cache ID: 99:451:101 Discussion No comments yet. Languages: en. Please log in to comment. ◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸