PT-2025-52710 · Zillya · Zillya Total Security

M. Akil Gündoğan · Published 2025-12-22 · Updated 2026-01-03 · CVE-2023-53973

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.4

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Zillya Total Security version 3.0.2367.0

Description Zillya Total Security allows low-privileged users to copy files to unauthorized system locations through the quarantine module, leading to potential privilege escalation. Attackers can use symbolic link techniques to restore quarantined files to restricted directories, potentially enabling system-level access through DLL hijacking. The quarantine module is the component involved in this issue.

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

Exploit

LPE

Incorrect Privilege Assignment

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-266

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-53973

Affected Products

Zillya Total Security

References · 9

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/51151 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53973 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-53973 · Vendor Advisory
• https://twitter.com/TheHackerWire/status/2003373855742562597 · Twitter Post
• https://zillya.com · Note
• https://vulncheck.com/advisories/zillya-total-security-local-privilege-escalation-via-quarantine-module · Note
• https://t.me/cveNotify/147642 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/2003233945073418678 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/CVEtracker/40441 · Telegram Post