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GHSA-WM67-4PMX-XF72

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-05-09 18:30 – Updated: 2025-05-09 18:30

Details

Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in TuneupSvc in Avast Cleanup Premium Version 24.2.16593.17810 on Windows 10 Pro x64 allows local attackers to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM via creating a symbolic link and leveraging a TOCTTOU (time-of-check to time-of-use) attack.

Severity

7.8 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CVE-2024-13961 (GCVE-0-2024-13961)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-05-09 15:20 – Updated: 2025-05-09 17:38

Title

Avast Cleanup Premium TuneupSvc Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Summary

Severity

7.8 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

CWE-59 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
CWE-367 - Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

Assigner

NLOK

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://www.gendigital.com/us/en/contact-us/secur…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Avast	CleanUp Premium	Affected: 24.2.16593.17810 Unaffected: 24.3.17165.19178

Credits

Vladislav Berghici of Trend Micro Research Zero Day Initiative

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Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-WM67-4PMX-XF72

CVE-2024-13961 (GCVE-0-2024-13961)

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