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CVE-2024-7237

AVG AntiVirus Free AVGSvc Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability



Description

AVG AntiVirus Free AVGSvc Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of AVG AntiVirus Free. 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 AVG 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-22960.

Reserved 2024-07-29 | Published 2024-11-22 | Updated 2024-12-05 | Assigner zdi


HIGH: 7.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem types

CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Product status

Default status
unknown

23.12.8700.813
affected

References

www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1007/ (ZDI-24-1007)

cve.org (CVE-2024-7237)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2024-7237)

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