Vulnerability in Totalav 2020
CVE-2019-18194
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.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.022 (82.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 82nd percentile — 82.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.022 · newest: 0.022 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Totalav 2020 — versions 4.14.31
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bogner.sh/2017/11/avgater-getting-local-admin-by-abusing-the-anti-virus-quarant… (Third Party Advisory)
- www.youtube.com/watch (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-18194?
- CVE-2019-18194 is a high-severity vulnerability in Totalav 2020. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-01-10.
- How severe is CVE-2019-18194?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-18194 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.