An issue was discovered in TotalAV v4.1.7. An unprivileged user could modify or overwrite all of the product's files because of weak permissions (Everyone:F) under %PROGRAMFILES%, which allows local users to gain privileges or obtain maximum control over the product.
CVSS 2.0
Severity: HIGH
Problem Type: CWE-276,
Products Affected
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| totalav | totalav | * |
TotalAV 2020 4.14.31 has a quarantine flaw that allows privilege escalation. Exploitation uses an NTFS directory junction to restore a malicious DLL from quarantine into the system32 folder.
CVSS 3.x
| Source | Score | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nvd@nist.gov | 7.8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | 1.8 | 5.9 |
CVSS 2.0
Severity: MEDIUM
Problem Type: NVD-CWE-noinfo,
Products Affected
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| totalav | totalav_2020 | 4.14.31 |
Insecure Permission vulnerability in TotalAV v.6.0.740 allows a local attacker to escalate privileges via a crafted file
Products Affected
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| totalav | totalav | 6.0.740 |