Vulnerability Details : CVE-2022-31466
Time of Check - Time of Use (TOCTOU) vulnerability in Quick Heal Total Security prior to 12.1.1.27 allows a local attacker to achieve privilege escalation, potentially leading to deletion of system files. This is achieved through exploiting the time between detecting a file as malicious and when the action of quarantining or cleaning is performed, and using the time to replace the malicious file by a symlink.
Vulnerability category: Gain privilege
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-31466
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.04%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 6 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2022-31466
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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4.4
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MEDIUM | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
3.4
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6.4
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NIST |
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7.9
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H |
1.5
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5.8
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MITRE |
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7.0
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.0
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5.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2022-31466
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The product checks the state of a resource before using that resource, but the resource's state can change between the check and the use in a way that invalidates the results of the check. This can cause the product to perform invalid actions when the resource is in an unexpected state.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2022-31466
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https://softwaresec001.wordpress.com/2022/05/13/privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-quick-heal-total-security/
Privilege escalation vulnerability fixed in Quick Heal Total Security – Software SecurityThird Party Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2022-31466
- cpe:2.3:a:quickheal:total_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*