CVE-2020-15724 Privilege escalation in 360 Total Security

High 7.8 Published Updated

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-2020-15724?

CVE-2020-15724 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 12.1.0.1005 and below of 360 Total Security, when the Gamefolde 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-2020-15724?

It affects 1 product.

Products include 360totalsecurity 360 Total Security.

How do I fix CVE-2020-15724?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-15724 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-15724 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-15724 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-c7j7-c678-p6mm.

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