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 create arbitrary files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-18749.
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https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-379/ |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: zdi
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-02T12:09:43.354Z
Reserved: 2023-02-28T17:58:45.480Z
Link: CVE-2023-27347

Updated: 2024-06-17T19:33:19.178Z

Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2024-05-03T02:15:12.803
Modified: 2024-11-21T07:52:42.350
Link: CVE-2023-27347

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