Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 7.8/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
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References
- https://bogner.sh/2017/11/avgater-getting-local-admin-by-abusing-the-anti-virus-quarantine/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88qeaLq98GcExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://bogner.sh/2017/11/avgater-getting-local-admin-by-abusing-the-anti-virus-quarantine/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88qeaLq98GcExploit, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Jan 10, 2020
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified