CVE-2023-27347: Gdata-Software Total Security

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

G DATA Total Security 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 G DATA Backup Service. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the service to create arbitrary files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-18749.

Affected products

• Gdata-Software Total Security: before 25.5.13.26 (fixed in 25.5.13.26)

Published 2024-05-03. Last modified 2026-06-17.