CVE-2024-13944

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Norton Utilities Ultimate version 24.2.16862.6344

Description The issue 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 time-of-check to time-of-use (TOCTTOU) attack. This is a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the NortonUtilitiesSvc service.

Recommendations For Norton Utilities Ultimate version 24.2.16862.6344, consider disabling the NortonUtilitiesSvc service as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Restrict access to the service to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.