CVE-2024-13944

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in NortonUtilitiesSvc in Norton Utilities Ultimate Version 24.2.16862.6344 on Windows 10 Pro x64 allows local attackers to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM via the creation of a symbolic link and leveraging a TOCTTOU (time-of-check to time-of-use) attack.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-59 CWE-367

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: May 9, 2025
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Deferred

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