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CVE-2022-31466 Details

Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://softwaresec001.wordpress.com/2022/05/13/privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-quick-heal-total-security/ CVEThird Party Advisory
https://softwaresec001.wordpress.com/2022/05/13/privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-quick-heal-total-security/ [email protected]Third Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-367Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition[email protected]
CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
quickheal total security
< 12.1.1.27

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:quickheal:total_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2022-31466
NVD Published Date:
May 23, 2022
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2022-31466 Details - Not Deferred