CVE-2024-13944CWE-367CWE-59

Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in NortonUtilitiesSvc in Norton Utilities Ultimate (Also affects Avast CleanUp and AVG TuneUp)

High · published May 9, 2025

CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
5.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in NortonUtilitiesSvc in Norton Utilities Ultimate Version 24.2.16862.6344 on Windows 10 Pro x64 allows local attackers to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM via the creation of a symbolic link and leveraging a TOCTTOU (time-of-check to time-of-use) attack.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00167 · 5.6th percentile
Weaknesses
CWE-367 · Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition; CWE-59 · Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Published
2025-05-09T15:18Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 09 MAY 15:18Z
    Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in NortonUtilitiesSvc in Norton Utilities Ultimate (Also affects Avast CleanUp and AVG TuneUp)
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