Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

2025-05-09T15:18:34.124Z

Last Modified :

2025-10-13T09:52:21.123Z

Source :

NLOK
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-13944 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Avast
  • Cleanup
REFERENCES

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