Advisory Details

January 9th, 2025

Avira Prime System Speedup Service Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

ZDI-25-023
ZDI-CAN-22245

CVE ID CVE-2024-9523
CVSS SCORE 7.8, AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS Avira
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Prime
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

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 System Speedup 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.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

Fixed in Speedup 6.27


DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2024-05-07 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2025-01-09 - Coordinated public release of advisory
  • 2025-01-09 - Advisory Updated
CREDIT Anonymous
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