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CVE-2023-42124

May 3, 2024, 12:49 p.m.

CVSS Score

5.3 / 10

Product(s) Impacted

Avast Premium Security

Description

Avast Premium Security Sandbox Protection Incorrect Authorization Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Avast Premium Security. 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 implementation of the sandbox feature. The issue results from incorrect authorization. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox at medium integrity. Was ZDI-CAN-20178.

Weaknesses

Date

Published: May 3, 2024, 3:15 a.m.

Last Modified: May 3, 2024, 12:49 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com

CVSS Data

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

LOW

Integrity Impact

LOW

Availability Impact

LOW

Base Score
5.3
Exploitability Score
Impact Score
Base Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS Vector String

The CVSS vector string provides an in-depth view of the vulnerability metrics.

View Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

References

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/ zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com