CVE-2023-51636
Assigner: zdi
Published: 2024-05-22T19:16:48.396Z
State: PUBLISHED
title: Avira Prime Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
descriptions: value: Avira Prime Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Avira Prime. 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 Avira Spotlight Service. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the service to delete a file. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-21600.
affected: vendor: Avira
product: Prime
versions: version: 1.1.94.4
status: affected
defaultStatus: unknown
problemTypes: descriptions: cweId: CWE-59
description: CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
type: CWE
dateAssigned: 2023-12-20T16:02:27.484-06:00
datePublic: 2024-05-17T18:23:37.158-05:00
source: value: Filip Dragovic (@filip_dragovic)
metrics: format: CVSS
cvssV3_0: version: 3.0
vectorString: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
baseScore: 7.8
baseSeverity: HIGH