CVE-2019-18194 EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 2.2% (pctl 82)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
TotalAV 2020 4.14.31 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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 2.21% — more likely to be exploited than 82% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2020-01-10 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| totalav | totalav 2020 |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | TotalAV 2020 4.14.31 - Privilege Escalation | 2020-01-10 |
References
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD