CVE-2019-18194 Privilege escalation in n/a
An attacker can escalate privileges by using an NTFS junction to restore a malicious DLL from quarantine into the system32 folder.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-18194?
CVE-2019-18194 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Jan 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-18194?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Totalav Totalav 2020.
How do I fix CVE-2019-18194?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-18194 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-18194 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2019-18194 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fr6p-wqv6-rfxv.