TI-2019-13674 Aliases CVE-2019-18979 GHSA-8h7v-7pc6-v97h

Adaware antivirus 12.6.1005.11662 and 12.7.1055.0 has a quarantine flaw that allows…

LOW 35Published 2020-03-18 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Adaware antivirus 12.6.1005.11662 and 12.7.1055.0 has a quarantine flaw that allows privilege escalation. Exploitation uses an NTFS directory junction to restore a malicious DLL from quarantine into the system32 folder.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00478 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07

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:claranova:adaware_antivirus::::::::	12.6.1005.11662 – 12.7.1055.0	Vulnerable	Claranova

cpe:2.3:a:claranova:adaware_antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.6.1005.11662 – 12.7.1055.0 Vulnerable ·Claranova

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-18979
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8h7v-7pc6-v97h

References

Other 1

https://medium.com/%40kusolwatcharaapanukorn/0-days-adaware-antivirus-quarantine-flaws-allow-privilege-escalation-3d1f3c8214ec

Sources

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