CVE-2024-5803 HIGH

CVE-2024-5803: Local privelage escalation via COM hijacking

Vendor Avg/Avast
Product Antivirus
Weakness CWE-367
Published October 3, 2024
Last update October 3, 2024
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CVSS base score

7.5/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 3, 2024 CVE published
October 3, 2024 Record updated