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