CVE-2024-7231

Avast Cleanup Premium Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Avast Cleanup Premium. 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 Cleanup Service. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the service to delete a file. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-22894.

Score

CVSS 3.1 7.8 High

Status

Analyzed - zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com

Published

2024-11-22

Last modified

2024-11-25

Weaknesses

CWE-59

Affected products

• Cleanup (Avast)
• Cleanup Premium (Avast)

References

• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1001/