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CVE-2024-13962

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CVSS 3.1
7.8 high
EPSS
<1%p12
Published
()
Modified
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.

Weakness
CWE-59
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (0.2%)

In the news

ZDI-26-567: Norton Utilities Ultimate NortonUtilitiesSvc Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

ZDI discloses CVE-2024-13962, a CVSS 7.8 link-following local privilege escalation flaw in Norton Utilities Ultimate's NortonUtilitiesSvc service.

The Zero Day Initiative published ZDI-26-567, a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Norton Utilities Ultimate. An attacker must already be able to execute low-privileged code on the system before exploiting the symlink/link-following flaw in NortonUtilitiesSvc. The issue carries a CVSS score of 7.8 and is tracked as CVE-2024-13962.

ZDI Published Advisories · Aug 13, 2026AdvisoryCVE-2024-13962