High severity · published May 9, 2025
CVE-2024-13959
Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in AVG TuneUp 24.2.16593.9844
7.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in TuneupSvc.exe in AVG TuneUp 24.2.16593.9844 on Windows allows local attackers to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM via creating a symbolic link and leveraging the service to delete a directory
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 13% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
TU
TuneUp · AVG
24.2.16593.9844 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-13959
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-13959
www.gendigital.com
https://www.gendigital.com/us/en/contact-us/security-advisories/
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