CVE-2024-5102

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-59 Link Following
Publication date:
10/06/2024
Last modified:
12/06/2024

Description

A sym-linked file accessed via the repair function in Avast Antivirus troubleshooting -&gt; repair) feature, which attempts to delete a file in the current user&amp;#39;s AppData directory as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. A low-privileged user can make a pseudo-symlink and a junction folder and point to a file on the system. This can provide a low-privileged user an Elevation of Privilege to win a race-condition which will re-create the system files and make Windows callback to a specially-crafted file which could be used to launch a privileged shell instance.<br /> <br /> This issue affects Avast Antivirus prior to 24.2.

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:avast:antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 24.2 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*