CVE-2020-15723 Privilege escalation in 360 Total Security
Local attackers can exploit DLL hijacking in 360 Total Security to bypass HIPS and execute arbitrary code with system privileges.
- 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-2020-15723?
CVE-2020-15723 is a high-severity vulnerability in 360 Total Security, published on 21 Jul 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
In the version 12.1.0.1004 and below of 360 Total Security, when the main process of 360 Total Security calls GameChrome.exe, there exists a local privilege escalation vulnerability. An attacker who could exploit DLL hijacking to bypass the hips could execute arbitrary code on the Local system.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-15723?
It affects 1 product.
Products include 360totalsecurity 360 Total Security.
How do I fix CVE-2020-15723?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-15723 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-15723 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-15723 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in 360 Total Security
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wr42-7mgr-v6qx.