CVE-2021-27241

CVE-2021-27241 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Avast Premium Security 20.8.2429. It allows a low-privileged attacker to delete arbitrary directories on the system by abusing the AvastSvc.exe module through a directory junction. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.1 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector, low attack complexity, and a high impact on availability (denial-of-service). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.