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
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.001 (1.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 1st percentile — 1.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Quickheal Total Security — versions 23.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/mertdas/QuickHealTotalSecurityPOC (Third Party Advisory)
- semiconductor.samsung.com/support/quality-support/product-security-updates/cve-… (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.