CVE-2024-7229 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Avast Cleanup Premium. It allows a low-privileged attacker to escalate to SYSTEM privileges by exploiting a link following flaw within the Avast Cleanup Service, enabling arbitrary file deletion. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability requires local access and low attack complexity, posing a significant risk of full compromise. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| 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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