Vulnerabilities > Avast > Antivirus > 22.11

DATE CVE VULNERABILITY TITLE RISK
2024-06-10 CVE-2024-5102 Link Following vulnerability in Avast Antivirus
A sym-linked file accessed via the repair function in Avast Antivirus <24.2 on Windows may allow user to elevate privilege to delete arbitrary files or run processes as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. The vulnerability exists within the "Repair" (settings -> troubleshooting -> repair) feature, which attempts to delete a file in the current user's AppData directory as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.
local
high complexity
avast CWE-59
7.0