CVE-2024-1867 — G DATA Total Security Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
G DATA Total Security Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of G DA…
Published: 2024-11-22 · CVSS: 7.8 · CVSS 3.0
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.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7