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CVE-2023-42125


Avast Premium Security Sandbox Protection Link Following 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. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the service to create arbitrary namespace objects. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. . Was ZDI-CAN-20383.


Published

2024-05-03T03:15:51.797

Last Modified

2025-08-13T12:12:48.143

Status

Analyzed

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 7.8 (HIGH)

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-706
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-59

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application avast premium_security 22.12.6044 Yes

References