High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published May 9, 2025· Updated Apr 15, 2026

CVE-2024-13962

Description

Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in TuneupSvc in Gen Digital Inc. 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.

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Affected products

Gen Digital/Avast Cleanup Premiumllm-create
Range: = 24.2.16593.17810

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

www.gendigital.com/us/en/contact-us/security-advisories/nvd

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