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Vulnerability · CVE-2024-13944

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 e

Published May 9, 2025 · catalog updated Oct 13, 2025 · Norton TuneUp

Check this week

CVE-2024-13944 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 17.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Norton TuneUp.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
17.00%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
vendor Norton TuneUp 0 ≤24.3.17165.10564

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.

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  • vendor Norton TuneUp 0 ≤24.3.17165.105640 ≤24.3.17165.10564

How to fix CVE-2024-13944

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2024-13944 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 17.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Norton TuneUp.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Norton TuneUp 0 ≤24.3.17165.10564 0 ≤24.3.17165.10564. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 17.00%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Windows security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 9, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. Oct 13, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2024-13944

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2024-54472

    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 symboli

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.