CVE-2024-7233 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Avast Free Antivirus, specifically within the Avast Service. An attacker with low-privileged code execution can exploit a symbolic link flaw to delete a folder, ultimately leading to SYSTEM-level arbitrary code execution. Rated 7.8 HIGH on CVSS, this vulnerability requires local access and has a low attack complexity. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
24.2.6105CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:avast:free_antivirus:24.2.6105:build_24.2.8918.827:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.