Privilege escalation in TotalAV lets local users run code as SYSTEM
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 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
TotalAV versions from 0 through 7.1.17 are affected. A local privilege escalation flaw lets an unprivileged local user forge the gRPC IPC authentication token and abuse the TotalAV SYSTEM service. The attacker can then execute arbitrary code as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
A local privilege escalation vulnerability in TotalAV allows an unprivileged local user to forge the gRPC IPC authentication token, through loading IPC.dll and abuse the SYSTEM service's within TotalAV to execute arbitrary code as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TotalSecurity | TotalAV | up to 7.1.17 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- TotalAV VendorTotalSecurity Affected up to 7.1.17 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for TotalAV.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Timeline
- 2026-10-16 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-110746
References
Sources
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