UNIX symbolic link following in AntiVirus Free - CVE-2024-7234
Published: August 19, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU96095
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-7234
CWE-ID: CWE-61
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a symlink following issue within the AVG Service in AVGSvc function. A local user can create a specially crafted symbolic link to abuse the service to delete a file and gain elevated privileges on the target system.
Affected software
AntiVirus Free
How to mitigate CVE-2024-7234
Install updates from vendor's website.
AntiVirus Free - update to 24.0