CVEvulnerability

CVE-2026-13268

7.8 HIGH Published 2026-07-29 Modified 2026-10-24 Official page ↗
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
2026-07-29
Last modified
2026-10-24
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-59

Description

G DATA Total Security Backup Service Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of G DATA Total Security. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the Backup Service. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the service to delete a file. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-28665.

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access weakness

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