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CVE-2024-1867

G DATA Total Security Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability PUBLISHED

Description (CNA)

G DATA Total Security Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of G DATA Total Security. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the G DATA Backup Service. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the service to delete a file. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-22312.

Affected (CNA)

Vendor / productVersions
G DATA / Total Securityaffected 25.5.15.21

CWE

CWE-59

References

ADP enrichment

CISA-ADP

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