Avira Prime Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Avira Prime. 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 Avira Spotlight 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-21600.
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References
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https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-469/ |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: zdi
Published: 2024-05-22T19:16:48.396Z
Updated: 2024-08-02T22:40:34.068Z
Reserved: 2023-12-20T21:52:34.963Z
Link: CVE-2023-51636
Vulnrichment
Updated: 2024-08-02T22:40:34.068Z
NVD
Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2024-05-22T20:15:08.407
Modified: 2024-11-21T08:38:31.923
Link: CVE-2023-51636
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