CVE-2020-27172 Information

Description

An issue was discovered in G-Data before 25.5.9.25 using Symbolic links it is possible to abuse the infected-file restore mechanism to achieve arbitrary write that leads to elevation of privileges.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

https://www.fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-20-120

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

9.8