CVE-2025-69875 Privilege escalation in n/a
A local attacker can exploit insufficient path validation in Quick Heal Total Security to restore quarantined files into protected directories, leading to privilege escalation.
- 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-2025-69875?
CVE-2025-69875 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Feb 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-69875?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Quickheal Total Security.
How do I fix CVE-2025-69875?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-69875 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-69875 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-69875 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vhx6-cjmw-5j2m.