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 file. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-22260.
History

Thu, 19 Dec 2024 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Avg antivirus
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:avg:antivirus:23.9.8494.795:*:*:*:free:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Avg antivirus
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Thu, 05 Dec 2024 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Avg
Avg anti-virus
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:avg:anti-virus:23.9.8494.795:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Avg
Avg anti-virus
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 22 Nov 2024 21:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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 file. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-22260.
Title AVG AntiVirus Free AVGSvc Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-59
References
Metrics cvssV3_0

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: zdi

Published: 2024-11-22T21:12:10.251Z

Updated: 2024-12-05T14:29:22.161Z

Reserved: 2024-07-29T20:26:13.233Z

Link: CVE-2024-7234

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-12-05T14:29:16.931Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-11-22T22:15:16.190

Modified: 2024-12-19T19:46:05.367

Link: CVE-2024-7234

cve-icon Redhat

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