CVE-2024-13959 Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in AVG TuneUp 24.2.16593.9844
Local attackers can escalate privileges to SYSTEM and execute arbitrary code by exploiting a link following vulnerability in the TuneUp service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-13959?
CVE-2024-13959 is a high-severity vulnerability in AVG TuneUp, published on 9 May 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in TuneupSvc.exe in AVG TuneUp 24.2.16593.9844 on Windows allows local attackers to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM via creating a symbolic link and leveraging the service to delete a directory
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-13959?
How do I fix CVE-2024-13959?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13959 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-13959 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13959 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3vr2-w427-fcqp.