📄 Description (English)
Amiti Antivirus 25.0.640 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in its Windows service configurations. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path to inject and execute malicious code with elevated LocalSystem privileges by placing executable files in specific directory locations.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
Amiti Antivirus 25.0.640 contains a critical unquoted service path vulnerability (CVE-2019-25269) allowing local privilege escalation to LocalSystem. Attackers can inject malicious executables in directory paths to achieve code execution with elevated privileges. This vulnerability poses significant risk to organizations relying on Amiti for endpoint protection, potentially compromising security infrastructure.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 27, 2026 00:54
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi organizations using Amiti Antivirus 25.0.640 face elevated risk of local privilege escalation attacks. Most vulnerable sectors include: Banking and Financial Services (SAMA-regulated institutions), Government agencies (NCA oversight), Healthcare facilities, Energy sector (ARAMCO and subsidiaries), and Telecommunications (STC, Mobily). The vulnerability enables insider threats and compromised user accounts to escalate to system-level access, potentially bypassing security controls and enabling lateral movement across enterprise networks.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Banking and Financial Services
Government and Public Administration
Healthcare and Medical Services
Energy and Utilities
Telecommunications
Critical Infrastructure
Enterprise IT
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
T1548.004 - Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism: Unquoted Service Path
T1547.001 - Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Registry Run Keys
T1543.003 - Create or Modify System Process: Windows Service
T1134.003 - Access Token Manipulation: Make and Impersonate Token
T1574.008 - Hijack Execution Flow: DLL Search Order Hijacking
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
7.8
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
IMMEDIATE ACTIONS:
1. Identify all systems running Amiti Antivirus 25.0.640 across your organization
2. Restrict local administrative access and monitor for suspicious process execution
3. Implement application whitelisting to prevent unauthorized executable execution
PATCHING:
1. Upgrade Amiti Antivirus to version 25.0.641 or later immediately
2. Verify patch deployment across all endpoints before considering remediation complete
3. Test patches in non-production environment first
COMPENSATING CONTROLS (if immediate patching not possible):
1. Disable Amiti service temporarily if not critical, or restrict service startup permissions
2. Monitor Windows Event Logs for service-related anomalies and privilege escalation attempts
3. Implement file integrity monitoring on system directories (C:\Program Files, C:\Windows\System32)
4. Deploy endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions to detect suspicious LocalSystem process spawning
DETECTION RULES:
1. Monitor for executable files created in Amiti installation directories by non-system accounts
2. Alert on service restart events followed by unexpected child processes
3. Track Windows Event ID 4688 for processes running as LocalSystem with suspicious parent processes
4. Monitor registry modifications to service configuration paths (HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services)
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تحديد جميع الأنظمة التي تعمل بـ Amiti Antivirus 25.0.640 في المنظمة
2. تقييد الوصول الإداري المحلي ومراقبة تنفيذ العمليات المريبة
3. تطبيق قائمة التطبيقات المسموحة لمنع تنفيذ الملفات التنفيذية غير المصرح بها
التصحيح:
1. ترقية Amiti Antivirus إلى الإصدار 25.0.641 أو أحدث فوراً
2. التحقق من نشر التصحيح على جميع نقاط النهاية
3. اختبار التصحيحات في بيئة غير الإنتاج أولاً
الضوابط البديلة (إذا لم يكن التصحيح الفوري ممكناً):
1. تعطيل خدمة Amiti مؤقتاً أو تقييد أذونات بدء الخدمة
2. مراقبة سجلات أحداث Windows للشذوذ المتعلق بالخدمة
3. تطبيق مراقبة سلامة الملفات على دلائل النظام
4. نشر حلول الكشف والاستجابة على نقاط النهاية
قواعد الكشف:
1. مراقبة الملفات التنفيذية المنشأة في دلائل تثبيت Amiti بواسطة حسابات غير النظام
2. التنبيه على أحداث إعادة تشغيل الخدمة متبوعة بعمليات فرعية غير متوقعة
3. تتبع معرف الحدث 4688 للعمليات التي تعمل كـ LocalSystem
4. مراقبة تعديلات السجل لمسارات تكوين الخدمة
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC 2024 A.5.1.1 - Access Control Policies
ECC 2024 A.5.2.1 - User Registration and Access Rights Management
ECC 2024 A.6.2.1 - Malware Protection
ECC 2024 A.12.2.1 - Change Management Procedures
🔵 SAMA CSF
SAMA CSF ID.AM-2 - Hardware and Software Assets
SAMA CSF PR.AC-1 - Access Control
SAMA CSF PR.PT-1 - Security Awareness and Training
SAMA CSF DE.CM-1 - Detection Processes
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
ISO 27001:2022 A.5.15 - Access Control
ISO 27001:2022 A.8.1 - User Endpoint Devices
ISO 27001:2022 A.8.7 - Protection Against Malware
ISO 27001:2022 A.12.6.1 - Management of Technical Vulnerabilities
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1
PCI DSS 2.4 - Configuration Standards for System Components
PCI DSS 6.2 - Ensure Security Patches are Installed
PCI DSS 11.2 - Vulnerability Scanning