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CVE-2024-13960: Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in AVG TuneUp Version 23.4

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-05-09 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-59

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.

Affected products

• AVG TuneUp: 23.4

References

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

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