G DATA Total Security 25.5.19.439 Backup Service privileges management

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A vulnerability was found in G DATA Total Security 25.5.19.439 and classified as very critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component Backup Service. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-13268. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability was found in G DATA Total Security 25.5.19.439. It has been declared as very critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component Backup Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

G DATA Total Security Backup Service Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of G DATA Total Security. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the Backup Service. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the service to delete a file. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-28665.

The advisory is available at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-13268 since 06/24/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/29/2026). This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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

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• G DATA

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• Total Security

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• 25.5.19.439

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