A sym-linked file accessed via the repair function in Avast Antivirus <24.2 on Windows may allow user to elevate privilege to delete arbitrary files or run processes as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. The vulnerability exists within the "Repair" (settings -> troubleshooting -> repair) feature, which attempts to delete a file in the current user's AppData directory as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. A low-privileged user can make a pseudo-symlink and a junction folder and point to a file on the system. This can provide a low-privileged user an Elevation of Privilege to win a race-condition which will re-create the system files and make Windows callback to a specially-crafted file which could be used to launch a privileged shell instance. This issue affects Avast Antivirus prior to 24.2.
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: NLOK

Published: 2024-06-10T16:15:56.581Z

Updated: 2024-06-11T20:42:36.851Z

Reserved: 2024-05-18T20:11:06.500Z


Link: CVE-2024-5102

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-06-10T17:16:34.133

Modified: 2024-06-12T18:12:01.453


Link: CVE-2024-5102

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