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CVE-2023-42125 (GCVE-0-2023-42125)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-05-03 02:13 – Updated: 2024-09-20 19:07

Title

Avast Premium Security Sandbox Protection Link Following Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Summary

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.

Severity ?

7.8 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

CWE-706 - Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference

Assigner

zdi

References

URL

Tags

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-…

x_research-advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	Avast	Premium Security	Affected: Avast Premium Security 22.12.6044 (build 22.12.7758.769)

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GSD-2023-42125

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:20

Details

** RESERVED ** This candidate has been reserved by an organization or individual that will use it when announcing a new security problem. When the candidate has been publicized, the details for this candidate will be provided.

Aliases

CVE-2023-42125

Aliases

CVE-2023-42125

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FKIE_CVE-2023-42125

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2024-05-03 03:15 - Updated: 2025-08-13 12:12

Severity ?

7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Summary

References

	URL	Tags
	zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com	https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1475/	Third Party Advisory
	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1475/	Third Party Advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	avast	premium_security	22.12.6044

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      "value": "Enlace de protecci\u00f3n de Avast Premium Security Sandbox despu\u00e9s de una vulnerabilidad de escalada de privilegios. Esta vulnerabilidad permite a atacantes locales escalar privilegios en las instalaciones afectadas de Avast Premium Security. Un atacante primero debe obtener la capacidad de ejecutar c\u00f3digo con pocos privilegios en el sistema de destino para poder explotar esta vulnerabilidad. La falla espec\u00edfica existe en la implementaci\u00f3n de la funci\u00f3n sandbox. Al crear un enlace simb\u00f3lico, un atacante puede abusar del servicio para crear objetos de espacio de nombres arbitrarios. Un atacante puede aprovechar esta vulnerabilidad para escalar privilegios y ejecutar c\u00f3digo arbitrario en el contexto de SYSTEM. Era ZDI-CAN-20383."
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GHSA-665Q-2M8R-WPX6

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-05-03 03:31 – Updated: 2024-05-03 03:31

Details

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.

Severity ?

7.8 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.

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CVE-2023-42125 (GCVE-0-2023-42125)

GSD-2023-42125

FKIE_CVE-2023-42125

GHSA-665Q-2M8R-WPX6

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