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

High 7.8 Published Updated

A local unprivileged user can escalate privileges to SYSTEM via COM-Hijacking in AVG Internet Security on Windows.

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-2024-6510?

CVE-2024-6510 is a high-severity vulnerability in AVG Internet Security, published on 12 Sep 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

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.

Weakness: CWE-749, CWE-732, CWE-427

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6510?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Avg Internet Security.

How do I fix CVE-2024-6510?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6510 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-6510 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-6510 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r4pj-228r-7758.

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