{"id":"CVE-2026-12067","state":"PUBLISHED","title":"AvastSvc denial of service via unhandled JsonCpp exceptions in native message handlers","description":"Missing exception handlers in AvastSvc native message dispatcher (ashServ.dll) on Windows allow a local, unprivileged attacker to crash the service by sending specially crafted JSON messages.\n\n\n\nThe vulnerability spans multiple handler pathways in the RPC-based native message protocol:\n\n  *  Log_NmSvc.message handler: converts JSON fields to strings without type validation and without exception boundaries. \n  *  OpenInSz_NmSvc handler: converts URL and origin fields to strings without type checking, exposing an exception.\n  *  OpenInSz_NmSvc.profile handler: converts the profile field to an integer without validation.\n\n\nIn all three cases, the exceptions are not caught by action-specific handlers and propagate up the dispatcher. The common root cause is the absence of try-catch blocks around JSON type conversions in the native message processing chain.","publishedAt":"2026-11-06T15:57:54.623Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-06T15:57:54.623Z","severity":null,"assigner":"GEN","products":["Gen Digital Avast Antivirus, Avast One, Avast Premium Security, Avast Ultimate, Avast Business Security","Gen Digital AVG Antivirus Free, AVG Internet Security, AVG Ultimate","Gen Digital Norton Antivirus Plus, Norton 360 Standard, Norton 360 Deluxe, Norton 360 Advanced"],"affected":[{"vendor":"Gen Digital","product":"Avast Antivirus, Avast One, Avast Premium Security, Avast Ultimate, Avast Business Security","defaultStatus":"affected","versions":[{"version":"0","status":"affected","lessThan":"26.7","versionType":"custom"}],"platforms":["Windows"]},{"vendor":"Gen Digital","product":"AVG Antivirus Free, AVG Internet Security, AVG Ultimate","defaultStatus":"affected","versions":[{"version":"0","status":"affected","lessThan":"26.7","versionType":"custom"}],"platforms":["Windows"]},{"vendor":"Gen Digital","product":"Norton Antivirus Plus, Norton 360 Standard, Norton 360 Deluxe, Norton 360 Advanced","defaultStatus":"affected","versions":[{"version":"0","status":"affected","lessThan":"26.7","versionType":"custom"}],"platforms":["Windows"]}],"references":["https://www.gendigital.com/us/en/contact-us/security-advisories/","https://support.avast.com/en-us/article/Update-Antivirus","https://support.avg.com/SupportArticleView?l=en&urlname=Update-AVG-Antivirus","https://support.norton.com/sp/en/us/home/current/solutions/v20240108175512167"],"weaknesses":["CWE-248","CWE-391"],"ingestedAt":"2026-11-06T16:04:06.488Z","source":{"repository":"CVEProject/cvelistV5","path":"cves/2026/12xxx/CVE-2026-12067.json","commit":"31226cff8eb1e7d102de1d6cce77ee331b03f4c7","baselineCommit":"556c9d3a8cd17e218bb8e452ba7cd619a384ff47"},"raw":{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2026-12067","state":"PUBLISHED","datePublished":"2026-11-06T15:57:54.623Z","dateUpdated":"2026-11-06T15:57:54.623Z","assignerShortName":"GEN","assignerOrgId":"dbd8429d-f261-4b1e-94cc-ae3132817e2e","dateReserved":"2026-06-12T09:00:47.890Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"title":"AvastSvc denial of service via unhandled JsonCpp exceptions in native message handlers","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"Missing exception handlers in AvastSvc native message dispatcher (ashServ.dll) on Windows allow a local, unprivileged attacker to crash the service by sending specially crafted JSON messages.\n\n\n\nThe vulnerability spans multiple handler pathways in the RPC-based native message protocol:\n\n  *  Log_NmSvc.message handler: converts JSON fields to strings without type validation and without exception boundaries. \n  *  OpenInSz_NmSvc handler: converts URL and origin fields to strings without type checking, exposing an exception.\n  *  OpenInSz_NmSvc.profile handler: converts the profile field to an integer without validation.\n\n\nIn all three cases, the exceptions are not caught by action-specific handlers and propagate up the dispatcher. The common root cause is the absence of try-catch blocks around JSON type conversions in the native message processing chain."}],"affected":[{"vendor":"Gen Digital","product":"Avast Antivirus, Avast One, Avast Premium Security, Avast Ultimate, Avast Business Security","defaultStatus":"affected","versions":[{"version":"0","status":"affected","lessThan":"26.7","versionType":"custom"}],"platforms":["Windows"]},{"vendor":"Gen Digital","product":"AVG Antivirus Free, AVG Internet Security, AVG Ultimate","defaultStatus":"affected","versions":[{"version":"0","status":"affected","lessThan":"26.7","versionType":"custom"}],"platforms":["Windows"]},{"vendor":"Gen Digital","product":"Norton Antivirus Plus, Norton 360 Standard, Norton 360 Deluxe, Norton 360 Advanced","defaultStatus":"affected","versions":[{"version":"0","status":"affected","lessThan":"26.7","versionType":"custom"}],"platforms":["Windows"]}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.gendigital.com/us/en/contact-us/security-advisories/","name":"Gen Digital Security Advisories","tags":["vendor-advisory"]},{"url":"https://support.avast.com/en-us/article/Update-Antivirus","name":"Avast: how to update Avast Antivirus or Avast One","tags":["patch"]},{"url":"https://support.avg.com/SupportArticleView?l=en&urlname=Update-AVG-Antivirus","name":"AVG: updating AVG AntiVirus","tags":["patch"]},{"url":"https://support.norton.com/sp/en/us/home/current/solutions/v20240108175512167","name":"Norton: keep your Norton device security up to date","tags":["patch"]}],"problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"cweId":"CWE-248","lang":"en","description":"CWE-248: Uncaught Exception","type":"CWE"},{"cweId":"CWE-391","lang":"en","description":"CWE-391: Unchecked Error Condition","type":"CWE"}]}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"GEN","orgId":"dbd8429d-f261-4b1e-94cc-ae3132817e2e","dateUpdated":"2026-11-06T15:57:54.623Z"},"impacts":[{"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"A local, unprivileged attacker can crash AvastSvc by sending specially crafted JSON via native message handlers, resulting in temporary denial of service, antivirus protection disruption, and repeated service restart churn."}]}],"solutions":[{"lang":"en","value":"Gen Digital has released a fix in Avast, AVG, and Norton version 26.7 and later. The fix adds exception handlers around JSON type conversions in the native message dispatcher, catching and safely logging JsonCpp exceptions instead of allowing them to propagate and crash the service. The fix addresses all three vulnerable code paths simultaneously.\n\n\n\nUpgrade to version 26.7 or later to remediate this issue.","supportingMedia":[{"type":"text/html","base64":false,"value":"<p>Gen Digital has released a fix in Avast, AVG, and Norton version <strong>26.7 and later</strong>. The fix adds exception handlers around JSON type conversions in the native message dispatcher, catching and safely logging JsonCpp exceptions instead of allowing them to propagate and crash the service. The fix addresses all three vulnerable code paths simultaneously.</p><p>Upgrade to version <strong>26.7 or later</strong> to remediate this issue.</p>"}]}],"credits":[{"lang":"en","value":"Teng Zheng Wang by VulnGuard Labs","type":"finder"}],"source":{"discovery":"EXTERNAL"},"x_generator":{"engine":"Vulnogram 1.0.5"}}}}}