Avast CleanUp Premium up to 24.2.16593.17810 on Win10 link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Avast CleanUp Premium up to 24.2.16593.17810 on Win10. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation causes link following. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-13961. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Avast CleanUp Premium up to 24.2.16593.17810 on Win10. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a link following vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-59. The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in TuneupSvc in Avast Cleanup Premium Version 24.2.16593.17810 on Windows 10 Pro x64 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.

The weakness was released by Vladislav Berghici. It is possible to read the advisory at gendigital.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-13961 since 05/09/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 24.3.17165.19178 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

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VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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CNA Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Link following
CWE: CWE-59
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: CleanUp Premium 24.3.17165.19178

Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: gendigital.com
Researcher: Vladislav Berghici
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-13961 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-13961
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-308251

Entryinfo

Created: 05/10/2025 00:01
Changes: 05/10/2025 00:01 (65)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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