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CVE-2024-7231VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2024-7231: Avast Cleanup Premium · Link Following

Affects Avast Cleanup PremiumSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 08:30 UTC

CVSS 3.0 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 27% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 22 Nov 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2024-7231, organizations should implement the following specific measures: 1) Immediately restrict local user permissions to prevent unauthorized code execution at low privilege levels. 2) Monitor and control the creation of symbolic links and suspicious file system activities, especially in directories accessed by Avast Cleanup Service. 3) Employ application whitelisting and endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions to detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability. 4) Isolate critical systems and limit local administrative access to reduce the attack surface. 5) Regularly audit and harden system configurations to minimize opportunities for local code execution. 6) Stay alert for official patches or updates from Avast and apply them promptly once released. 7) Consider temporarily disabling or uninstalling Avast Cleanup Premium on critical systems if patching is delayed and risk is unacceptable. 8) Educate users and administrators about the risks of local privilege escalation and the importance of maintaining strict access controls.

Description

Avast Cleanup Premium Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Avast Cleanup Premium. 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 Avast Cleanup 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-22894.

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