EIP-2026-117899

PRE-CVE

ScanGuard Antivirus 2020 - Insecure Folder Permissions

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-117899. PoCs published by hyp3rlinx.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit demonstrates a local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability in ScanGuard Antivirus 2020 due to insecure folder permissions. It replaces the legitimate executable with a malicious one, leveraging weak access controls (Full Control for Everyone group) to achieve code execution with elevated privileges.

Description

ScanGuard Antivirus 2020 - Insecure Folder Permissions

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by hyp3rlinx · textlocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47656

The exploit demonstrates a local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability in ScanGuard Antivirus 2020 due to insecure folder permissions. It replaces the legitimate executable with a malicious one, leveraging weak access controls (Full Control for Everyone group) to achieve code execution with elevated privileges.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: ScanGuard Antivirus 2020
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Local access to the system · ScanGuard Antivirus 2020 installed with default permissions
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026