Description
A sym-linked file accessed via the repair function in Avast Antivirus <24.2 on Windows may allow user to elevate privilege to delete arbitrary files or run processes as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. The vulnerability exists within the "Repair" (settings -> troubleshooting -> repair) feature, which attempts to delete a file in the current user's AppData directory as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. A low-privileged user can make a pseudo-symlink and a junction folder and point to a file on the system. This can provide a low-privileged user an Elevation of Privilege to win a race-condition which will re-create the system files and make Windows callback to a specially-crafted file which could be used to launch a privileged shell instance.

This issue affects Avast Antivirus prior to 24.2.
Published: 2024-06-10
Score: 7.3 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-46359 A sym-linked file accessed via the repair function in Avast Antivirus <24.2 on Windows may allow user to elevate privilege to delete arbitrary files or run processes as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. The vulnerability exists within the "Repair" (settings -> troubleshooting -> repair) feature, which attempts to delete a file in the current user's AppData directory as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. A low-privileged user can make a pseudo-symlink and a junction folder and point to a file on the system. This can provide a low-privileged user an Elevation of Privilege to win a race-condition which will re-create the system files and make Windows callback to a specially-crafted file which could be used to launch a privileged shell instance. This issue affects Avast Antivirus prior to 24.2.
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Avast Antivirus
Microsoft Windows
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: NLOK

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-01T21:03:10.574Z

Reserved: 2024-05-18T20:11:06.500Z

Link: CVE-2024-5102

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-01T21:03:10.574Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-06-10T17:16:34.133

Modified: 2024-11-21T09:46:58.337

Link: CVE-2024-5102

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