CVE-2024-7227 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Avast Free Antivirus, specifically within the Avast Service. An attacker with low-privileged code execution can exploit this by creating a symbolic link, enabling them to delete arbitrary files and execute code with SYSTEM privileges. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability requires local access and has a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
23.9.6082CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:avast:free_antivirus:23.9.6082:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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