Vulnerability · CVE-2023-53973
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
Published Dec 22, 2025 · catalog updated Jan 3, 2026 · Zillya Zillya Total Security
Last checked Nov 6, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2023-53973. EPSS is 0.25%. Act only if a listed version of Zillya Zillya Total Security is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- High8.5
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.25%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- vendor Zillya Zillya Total Security 3.0.2367.0
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.
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- vendor Zillya Zillya Total Security 3.0.2367.03.0.2367.0
How to fix CVE-2023-53973
No stored fix
No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.
Version check
Seen in 3.0.2367.0
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2023-53973. EPSS is 0.25%. Act only if a listed version of Zillya Zillya Total Security is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with Zillya Zillya Total Security 3.0.2367.0 3.0.2367.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.25%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Dec 22, 2025 · EUVD
Detected
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.
Jan 3, 2026 · EUVD
Updated
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.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2023-53973
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2023-53973
30-day exploitation probability 0.25%
first.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2023-60235
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 d
euvd.enisa.europa.eu
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Nov 6, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- FIRST EPSSNov 6, 2026
- CVE.orgOct 31, 2026
- EUVDOct 31, 2026