VDB-308247 · CVE-2024-13944 · GCVE-0-2024-13944

Avast CleanUp on Windows toctou

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Avast CleanUp on Windows. Impacted is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in toctou. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2024-13944. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Avast CleanUp on Windows (affected version not known). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a toctou vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-367. The product checks the state of a resource before using that resource, but the resource's state can change between the check and the use in a way that invalidates the results of the check. This can cause the product to perform invalid actions when the resource is in an unexpected state. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in NortonUtilitiesSvc in Norton Utilities Ultimate Version 24.2.16862.6344 on Windows 10 Pro x64 allows local attackers to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM via the creation of a symbolic link and leveraging a TOCTTOU (time-of-check to time-of-use) attack.

The weakness was disclosed by Vladislav Berghici. It is possible to read the advisory at gendigital.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-13944 since 05/06/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Vendor

Avast

Name

CleanUp

License

free

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.8

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.8
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 7.8
CNA Vector (NLOK): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Toctou
CWE: CWE-367 / CWE-362
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

05/06/2025 🔍
05/09/2025 +3 days 🔍
05/09/2025 +0 days 🔍
10/13/2025 +157 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: gendigital.com
Researcher: Vladislav Berghici
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-13944 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-13944
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-308247

Entryinfo

Created: 05/09/2025 23:58
Updated: 10/13/2025 16:31
Changes: 05/09/2025 23:58 (61), 05/09/2025 23:59 (1), 10/13/2025 16:31 (1)
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