CVE-2024-1868: 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 overwrite a file. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-22313.

Affected products

• Gdata-Software Total Security: before 25.5.17.355 (fixed in 25.5.17.355)

Published 2024-11-22. Last modified 2026-06-17.