CVE-2019-13356
HIGHTotaldefense Anti-virus - Incorrect Permission Assignment
Title source: ruleDescription
In Total Defense Anti-virus 9.0.0.773, insecure access control for the directory %PROGRAMDATA%\TotalDefense\Consumer\ISS\9\bd\TDUpdate2\ used by AMRT.exe allows local attackers to hijack bdcore.dll, which leads to privilege escalation when the AMRT service loads the DLL.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.totaldefense.com/security-blog
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/NtRaiseHardError/Antimalware-Research/tree/master/Total%20Defense/Local%20Privilege%20Escalation/v9.0.0.773
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0004
EPSS Percentile
13.2%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-732
Status
published
Products (1)
totaldefense/anti-virus
9.0.0.773
Published
Sep 24, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026