CVE-2024-9524 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Avira Prime Version 1.1.96.2
Local attackers can escalate privileges to SYSTEM via a TOCTTOU race condition in the System Speedup 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-2024-9524?
CVE-2024-9524 is a high-severity vulnerability in Aira Prime, 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 System Speedup Service in Avira Operations GmbH Avira Prime Version 1.1.96.2 on Windows 10 x64 allows local attackers to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM via creating a symbolic link and leveraging a TOCTTOU (time-of-check to time-of-use) attack.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-9524?
How do I fix CVE-2024-9524?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9524 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-9524 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-9524 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mr2x-vhgx-59m3.