VDB-337810 · CVE-2023-53973 · Exploit 51151

Zillya Total Security 3.0.2367.0 Quarantine privileges assignment

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Zillya Total Security 3.0.2367.0 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Quarantine Module. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges assignment. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2023-53973. The attack needs to be launched locally. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Zillya Total Security 3.0.2367.0 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component Quarantine Module. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges assignment vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-266. A product incorrectly assigns a privilege to a particular actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Zillya Total Security 3.0.2367.0 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows low-privileged users to copy files to unauthorized system locations using the quarantine module. Attackers can leverage symbolic link techniques to restore quarantined files to restricted directories, potentially enabling system-level access through techniques like DLL hijacking.

The weakness was published by M. Akil Gündoğan as 51151. The advisory is available at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-53973 since 12/20/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (51151) and EUVD (EUVD-2023-60235). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Vendor

Zillya

Name

Total Security

Version

3.0.2367.0

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Class: Privileges assignment
CWE: CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Timelineinfo

12/20/2025 CVE reserved
12/22/2025 +2 days Advisory disclosed
12/22/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
12/31/2025 +9 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 51151
Researcher: M. Akil Gündoğan
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-53973 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-53973
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-337810
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 12/22/2025 23:49
Updated: 12/31/2025 19:00
Changes: 12/22/2025 23:49 (79), 12/23/2025 05:15 (1), 12/31/2025 19:00 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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