CVE-2019-18979 Privilege escalation in n/a
Adaware antivirus allows privilege escalation via NTFS junctions to restore malicious DLLs into system32, enabling code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-18979?
CVE-2019-18979 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Mar 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Adaware antivirus 12.6.1005.11662 and 12.7.1055.0 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-2019-18979?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Claranova Adaware Antivirus.
How do I fix CVE-2019-18979?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-18979 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-18979 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-18979 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8h7v-7pc6-v97h.