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CVE-2023-421267.8HighCWE-59

CVE-2023-42126: G DATA Total Security GDBackupSvc Service Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

G DATA · Total Security

Affected: G DATA Total Security · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)

Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.

0.4%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
36th percentile
050100

Higher than 36% of scored CVEs

7.8HighCVSS 3.0
LowHigh

DescriptionCVE.org

G DATA Total Security GDBackupSvc Service 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 GDBackupSvc service. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the service to create a file with a permissive DACL. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-20694.

Affected products1

From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.

  • G DATA · Total Security25.5.14.95

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Exploitation
Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public check
No public nuclei template
Vendor
G DATA
Published
May 2024

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