CVE-2024-7230 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Avast Cleanup Premium, specifically within the Avast Cleanup Service. An attacker with low-privileged code execution can exploit a symbolic link vulnerability to delete arbitrary files, ultimately leading to SYSTEM-level code execution. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) requires local access and has a low attack complexity, posing a significant risk for compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no public exploit code available, nor any evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
23.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:avast:cleanup_premium:23.4:build_15592:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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