Privilege escalation in Quickheal Total Security
CVE-2025-69875
A vulnerability exists in Quick Heal Total Security 23.0.0 in the quarantine management component where insufficient validation of restore paths and improper permission handling allow a low-privileged local user to restore quarantined files into protected system directories. This behavior can be abused by a local attacker to place files in high-privilege locations, potentially leading to privilege escalation.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.001 (1.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Quickheal Total_security — versions 23.0.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Not Applicable)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-69875?
- CVE-2025-69875 is a high-severity vulnerability in Quickheal Total Security, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-02-03.
- How severe is CVE-2025-69875?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.