CVE-2024-13960 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2024-13960

Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in AVG TuneUp Version 23.4

Vulnerability Description

Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in TuneUp Service in AVG TuneUp Version 23.4 (build 15592) on Windows 10 allows local attackers to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM via creating a symbolic link and leveraging a TOCTTOU (time-of-check to time-of-use) attack.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Zero Day Initiative

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

TuneUp
Vulnerable Versions:
23.4, 24.1 31.7.2024

Timeline

Official Publish: May 9th, 2025
Last Modified: May 9th, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)