CVE-2024-13944 – Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in NortonUtilitiesSvc in Norton Utilities Ultimate (Also affects Avast CleanUp and AVG TuneUp)

https://notcve.org/view.php?id=CVE-2024-13944

09 May 2025 — 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. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of AVG TuneUp for PC. An attacker must first obtain the ability to exe... • https://www.gendigital.com/us/en/contact-us/security-advisories • CWE-367: Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition •