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CVE-2024-13944

Published: May 9, 2025Updated: Oct 13, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-59
7.8HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 95.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-59CWE-367

Affected Products

Norton
commercial·USaka norton security, symantec norton
Norton Utilities UltimateOn-prem
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr
Avast
commercial·CZaka avast free antivirus, avast antivirus
CleanUpOn-premSecurity Product
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr
AVG
commercialaka avg anti-virus, avg antivirus, anti-virus, antivirus
TuneUpMixed
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

3 techniques
Collection
Discovery
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://www.gendigital.com/us/en/contact-us/security-advisories/
gendigital.com

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