The quarantine restoration function in Total Defense Anti-virus 11.5.2.28 is vulnerable…
Priority LOW 25CWE-59Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The quarantine restoration function in Total Defense Anti-virus 11.5.2.28 is vulnerable to symbolic link attacks, allowing files to be written to privileged directories.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0038 32nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:totaldefense:anti-virus:11.5.2.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.5.2.28 | Vulnerable | Totaldefense |
- cpe:2.3:a:totaldefense:anti-virus:11.5.2.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.5.2.28 Vulnerable ·Totaldefense
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-18645
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5wpj-phq7-cq56
References
More Totaldefense Anti-virus vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-10036 In Total Defense Anti-virus 9.0.0.773, resource acquisition from the untrusted search… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2019-10035 In Total Defense Anti-virus 9.0.0.773, insecure access control for the directory… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2019-10034 In Total Defense Anti-virus 9.0.0.773, insecure access control for the directory… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2019-13483 The malware scan function in Total Defense Anti-virus 11.5.2.28 is vulnerable to a TOCTOU… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
Sources
- CVE-2019-18645 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-18645 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5wpj-phq7-cq56 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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