Link following in Cleanup Premium - CVE-2024-7230

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Link following in Cleanup Premium - CVE-2024-7230

Published: August 19, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU96223
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-7230
CWE-ID: CWE-59
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Avast Software s.r.o.
Affected software:
Cleanup Premium

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a link following issue within the Avast Cleanup Service. A local user can create a symbolic link, abuse the service to delete a file and gain elevated privileges on the system.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-7230

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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