7.8
HIGH
CVE-2023-51636
Avira Prime Spotlight Service Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

Avira Prime Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Avira Prime. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the Avira Spotlight Service. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the service to delete a file. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-21600.

INFO

Published Date :

May 22, 2024, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

May 24, 2024, 1:15 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-469/

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  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    May. 22, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Avira Prime Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Avira Prime. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the Avira Spotlight Service. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the service to delete a file. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-21600.
    Added Reference Zero Day Initiative https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-469/ [No types assigned]
    Added CWE Zero Day Initiative CWE-59
    Added CVSS V3 Zero Day Initiative AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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