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CVE-2023-27347

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.

Published

2024-05-03T02:15:12.803

Last Modified

2025-08-13T00:02:31.990

Status

Analyzed

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 7.8 (HIGH)

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-59
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application gdata-software total_security < 25.5.13.26 Yes
References