PT-2024-38189 · Avast · Avast Cleanup Premium

Published 2024-07-29 · Updated 2024-12-09 · CVE-2024-7229

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Avast Cleanup Premium (affected versions not specified)

Description This issue allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Avast Cleanup Premium. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this issue. The specific flaw exists within the Avast Cleanup Service, where an attacker can create a symbolic link to abuse the service and delete a file, potentially escalating privileges and executing arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Fix

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-7229

ZDI-24-1002

Affected Products

Avast Cleanup Premium

References · 5

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1002 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7229 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-7229 · Vendor Advisory
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1860073474334867662 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/103626 · Telegram Post