CVE-2024-6871

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions G DATA Total Security (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to incorrect permission assignment, allowing local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations. The specific flaw exists within the handling of autostart tasks, resulting from incorrect permissions set on folders. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.