Vulnerability · Published Sep 12, 2024 · Assigned by cirosec

CVE-2024-6510Local privilege escalation vulnerability in AVG Internet Security

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity uncontrolled search path in Internet Security from AVG. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 2% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 98.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Local Privilege Escalation in AVG Internet Security v24 on Windows allows a local unprivileged user to escalate privileges to SYSTEM via COM-Hijacking.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
AVG Internet Security 0 – through 24.0

Weakness: CWE-749, CWE-427, CWE-732 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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