VDB-360954 · CVE-2025-58074 · TALOS-2025-2276

Gen Digital Norton Secure VPN 6.5.0.59 Installation mount point

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Gen Digital Norton Secure VPN 6.5.0.59. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Installation Handler. The manipulation results in mount point. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2025-58074. The attack must be initiated from a local position. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Gen Digital Norton Secure VPN 6.5.0.59. Affected is some unknown processing of the component Installation Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a mount point vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-1386. 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is available at talosintelligence.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-58074 since 09/19/2025. The exploitability is told to be difficult. Local access is required to approach this attack. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/04/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Type

Network Encryption Software

Vendor

Gen Digital

Name

Norton Secure VPN

Version

6.5.0.59

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.8

VulDB Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Temp Score: 6.8
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 8.8
CNA Vector (talos): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Mount point
CWE: CWE-1386
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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0-Day Time: 🔒

Timelineinfo

09/19/2025 CVE reserved
05/04/2026 +227 days Advisory disclosed
05/04/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
05/04/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: TALOS-2025-2276
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-58074 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-58074
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-360954

Entryinfo

Created: 05/04/2026 15:39
Changes: 05/04/2026 15:39 (63)
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Cache ID: 216::103