CVE-2024-7237 : faille élevée avg antivirus (CVSS 7.8)

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 folder. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-22960.

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

• avg antivirus

• Fiche CVE-2024-7237 sur le NVD (NIST)
• zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1007/