CVE-2024-13961

Summary

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.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
AvastCleanUp Premium24.2.16593.17810affected
AvastCleanUp Premium24.3.17165.19178unaffected

Weaknesses

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

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: total

References