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CVE-2024-13962

Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in TuneupSvc in Gen Digital Inc.

HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.22%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.22%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in TuneupSvc in Gen Digital Inc. 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.

CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.22% probability · 12th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-59
Source: security@nortonlifelock.com

References

https://www.gendigital.com/us/en/contact-us/security-advisories/

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.