CVE-2026-107707 Intego Antivirus through 3.0.0.1 Local Privilege Escalation via Optimization Module Junction
Local attackers can escalate privileges to SYSTEM by exploiting a junction link vulnerability in the optimization module to execute code.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-107707?
CVE-2026-107707 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Intego Antivirus, published on 8 Oct 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Intego Antivirus for Windows through 3.0.0.1 contains a link following vulnerability in its optimization module that allows local unprivileged users to delete arbitrary folders as SYSTEM. Attackers can replace a scanned duplicate file's directory with a junction to C:\Config.msi and abuse Windows Installer rollback to execute code as SYSTEM.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-107707?
How do I fix CVE-2026-107707?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-107707 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2026-107707 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-107707 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rxwq-f446-pp3j.