CVE-2023-42125
Avast Premium Security Sandbox Protection Link Following Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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Avast Premium Security Sandbox Protection Link Following Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Avast Premium Security Sandbox Protection Link Following Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Avast Premium Security. 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 implementation of the sandbox feature. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the service to create arbitrary namespace objects. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. . Was ZDI-CAN-20383.
Reserved 2023-09-06 | Published 2024-05-03 | Updated 2024-09-20 | Assigner zdiCWE-706: Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference
www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1475/ (ZDI-23-1475)
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