PT-2020-10030 · Adaware · Adaware Antivirus

Published 2020-03-18 · Updated 2020-08-24 · CVE-2019-18979

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Adaware antivirus versions 12.6.1005.11662 through 12.7.1055.0

Description The issue is related to a quarantine flaw that allows privilege escalation. Exploitation involves using an NTFS directory junction to restore a malicious DLL from quarantine into the system32 folder.

Recommendations For Adaware antivirus versions 12.6.1005.11662 through 12.7.1055.0, consider restricting access to the system32 folder to minimize the risk of exploitation. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the quarantine feature until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Related Identifiers

CVE-2019-18979

Affected Products

Adaware Antivirus

References · 5

• 🔥 https://medium.com/@kusolwatcharaapanukorn/0-days-adaware-antivirus-quarantine-flaws-allow-privilege-escalation-3d1f3c8214ec · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-18979 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-18979 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/1885 · Telegram Post
• https://medium.com/%40kusolwatcharaapanukorn/0-days-adaware-antivirus-quarantine-flaws-allow-privilege-escalation-3d1f3c8214ec · Note