High severity · published May 9, 2025
CVE-2024-13960
Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in AVG TuneUp Version 23.4
7.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in TuneUp Service in AVG TuneUp Version 23.4 (build 15592) on Windows 10 allows local attackers to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM via creating a symbolic link and leveraging a TOCTTOU (time-of-check to time-of-use) attack.
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 7% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
TU
TuneUp · AVG
23.4 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-13960
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-13960
www.gendigital.com
https://www.gendigital.com/us/en/contact-us/security-advisories/
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