Description
The AVGUI.exe of AVG/Avast Antivirus before versions before 24.1 can allow a local attacker to escalate privileges via an COM hijack in a time-of-check to time-of-use (TOCTOU) when self protection is disabled.
Published: 2024-10-03
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-46951 The AVGUI.exe of AVG/Avast Antivirus before versions before 24.1 can allow a local attacker to escalate privileges via an COM hijack in a time-of-check to time-of-use (TOCTOU) when self protection is disabled.
History

Thu, 03 Oct 2024 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Avg
Avg avg Anti-virus
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:avg:avg_anti-virus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Avg
Avg avg Anti-virus
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 03 Oct 2024 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The AVGUI.exe of AVG/Avast Antivirus before versions before 24.1 can allow a local attacker to escalate privileges via an COM hijack in a time-of-check to time-of-use (TOCTOU) when self protection is disabled.
Title Local privelage escalation via COM hijacking
Weaknesses CWE-367
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Subscriptions

Avg Avg Anti-virus
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: NLOK

Published:

Updated: 2024-10-03T15:38:40.784Z

Reserved: 2024-06-10T16:39:57.606Z

Link: CVE-2024-5803

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-10-03T15:38:33.750Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2024-10-03T15:15:15.310

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2024-5803

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Weaknesses