Avast Free Antivirus AvastSvc Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Avast Free Antivirus. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the Avast Service. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the service to delete a folder. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-22963.
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https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1004/ |
History
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Description | Avast Free Antivirus AvastSvc Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Avast Free Antivirus. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the Avast Service. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the service to delete a folder. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-22963. | |
Title | Avast Free Antivirus AvastSvc Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability | |
Weaknesses | CWE-59 | |
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cvssV3_0
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: zdi
Published: 2024-11-22T21:11:55.180Z
Updated: 2024-11-22T21:11:55.180Z
Reserved: 2024-07-29T20:24:25.856Z
Link: CVE-2024-7232
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2024-11-22T22:15:15.920
Modified: 2024-11-22T22:15:15.920
Link: CVE-2024-7232
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