ZdiVULNRICHMENT:CVE-2023-42125CVE-2023-42125 Avast Premium Security Sandbox Protection Link Following Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
7.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.2 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
29.0%
Avast Premium Security Sandbox Protection Link Following Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Avast Premium Security. 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 implementation of the sandbox feature. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the service to create arbitrary namespace objects. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-20383.
CNA Affected
[
{
"vendor": "Avast",
"product": "Premium Security",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "R.47.0.0 AutoCAD 2021 & R.47.0.0 AutoCAD LT 2021"
}
],
"defaultStatus": "unknown"
}
]Related
7.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.2 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
29.0%