{"id":"CVE-2024-1868","aliases":["EUVD-2024-17593","GHSA-jgvp-3chv-pr37"],"status":"published","title":"G DATA Total Security Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability","description":"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.\n\nThe specific flaw exists within the G DATA Backup Service. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the service to overwrite a file. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-22313.","severity":{"version":"3.0","score":7.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-09","score":0.00399,"percentile":0.3445,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-59"],"published":"2024-11-22T20:05:17Z","modified":"2026-06-17T07:05:10Z","products":[{"vendor":"bitdefender","product":"total security"},{"vendor":"g data","product":"total security"},{"vendor":"gdata-software","product":"total_security"}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-558/","tags":["x_research-advisory","Third Party Advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1868"},{"url":"https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-558"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jgvp-3chv-pr37"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2024-1868","title":"G DATA Total Security Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability","description":"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.\n\nThe specific flaw exists within the G DATA Backup Service. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the service to overwrite a file. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-22313.","status":"published","published":"2024-11-22T20:05:17.149Z","modified":"2024-12-05T19:34:34.338Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.0","score":7.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-59"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:34:18.597034Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2024-17593","description":"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.\n\nThe specific flaw exists within the G DATA Backup Service. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the service to overwrite a file. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-22313.","status":"published","published":"2024-11-22T20:05:17Z","modified":"2024-12-05T19:34:34Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.0","score":7.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-03T00:04:39.661841Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-jgvp-3chv-pr37","title":"G DATA Total Security Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. 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