Fiche vulnérabilité
CVE-2024-7233 : faille élevée avast free antivirus (CVSS 7.8)
Description
Avast Free Antivirus AvastSvc Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Avast Free Antivirus. 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 Service. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the service to delete a folder. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-23731.
En bref
- Sévérité
- Élevée (CVSS 7.8)
- Vecteur CVSS
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Exploitation active
- Non signalée par la CISA
- Publication
- 22 nov. 2024
- Dernière mise à jour
- 17 juin 2026
Produits concernés
- avast free antivirus