CVE-2026-80303

Avast WFP stream parser integer underflow causes system crash

Published Nov 6, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.2 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An integer underflow vulnerability in the Avast Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) stream parser on Windows allows denial of service by causing a system crash.



The WFP callout driver processes network stream data and computes length values for packet fragment reassembly. The length calculation does not properly validate input stream sizes against expected boundaries. When processing specially crafted input, the length computation underflows, resulting in allocation or buffer access with an extremely large wrapped-around size value.



The underflow can be triggered remotely via network traffic destined for the filtered port, or locally via crafted data provided to the filtering interface. The resulting memory allocation failure or out-of-bounds access causes a kernel panic and system crash.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Gen Digital has released a fix in Avast, AVG, and Norton version 26.7 and later. The fix adds input validation to the WFP stream parser length computation to detect and reject underflow conditions before they can result in memory allocation or access with invalid sizes. Upgrade to version 26.7 or later to remediate this issue.

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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{'score': 6.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

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Description An integer underflow vulnerability in the Avast Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) stream parser on Windows allows denial of service by causing a system crash. The WFP callout driver processes network stream data and computes length values for packet fragment reassembly. The length calculation does not properly validate input stream sizes against expected boundaries. When processing specially crafted input, the length computation underflows, resulting in allocation or buffer access with an extremely large wrapped-around size value. The underflow can be triggered remotely via network traffic destined for the filtered port, or locally via crafted data provided to the filtering interface. The resulting memory allocation failure or out-of-bounds access causes a kernel panic and system crash.
Title Avast WFP stream parser integer underflow causes system crash
Weaknesses CWE-191
CWE-248
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GEN
Published
Updated
Nov 10, 2026, 7:11 PM
Reserved
Aug 26, 2026, 8:11 AM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Nov 6, 2026, 4:18 PM
Modified
Nov 12, 2026, 10:09 PM