Norton, Avast, and AVG local privilege escalation via link following in Data Shredder
- Published
- Last modified
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- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Fix
- Fixed in 26.5
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
Summary
Norton Antivirus, Avast Antivirus, and AVG Internet Security on Windows are affected by a flaw in their Data Shredder component. A local user with low privileges could exploit it to gain full SYSTEM-level control of the computer, including the ability to delete arbitrary files and folders.
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Link following vulnerability in Data Shredder components in Norton Antivirus, Avast Antivirus, and AVG Internet Security prior to 26.5.10933 on Windows allows a local, low-privileged attacker to escalate privileges to SYSTEM. During a privileged shred operation, enabling arbitrary file/folder deletion that is leveraged to gain NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM privelages.
Timeline
- CVE published
- First seen by cve.now
Affected versions
- Gen Digital Norton Antivirus
fixed in 26.5
- Gen Digital Avast Antivirus
fixed in 26.5
- Gen Digital AVG Internet Security
fixed in 26.5