CVE-2024-13944

HIGH

7.8

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.8

SeverityHIGH

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

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionNONE

Published5/9/2025

Last Modified10/13/2025

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-59CWE-367

References

https://www.gendigital.com/us/en/contact-us/security-advisories/(security@nortonlifelock.com)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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