CVE-2024-13944

HIGH

Norton Utilities Ultimate <24.2.16862.6344 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

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.

References (1)

[Various Sources] https://www.gendigital.com/us/en/contact-us/security-advisories/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8

EPSS 0.0006

EPSS Percentile 19.2%

Attack Vector LOCAL

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

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Details

CWE

CWE-367 CWE-59

Status published

Products (3)

Avast/CleanUp < 24.3.17165.19178

AVG/TuneUp < 24.3.17165.10564

Norton/Norton Utilities Ultimate < 24.3.17165.6812

Published May 09, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026