---
id: CVE-2025-58074
title: >-
  A privilege escalation vulnerability exists during the installation of Norton
  Secure VPN via the Microsoft Store
summary: >-
  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 tha…
severity: high
cvss: 8.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-1386
published: '2026-05-04'
updated: '2026-09-30'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-30T22:10:00.273'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-58074'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://support.norton.com/sp/en/me/home/current/solutions/v20250301180004520
    label: security@nortonlifelock.com
  - url: 'https://www.gendigital.com/us/en/contact-us/security-advisories/'
    label: security@nortonlifelock.com
  - url: 'https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2025-2276'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00139
epssPercentile: 0.02721
ingestedAt: '2026-09-30T22:27:27.775Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.