Vulnerability in Iobit Advanced System Care
CVE-2022-24140
IOBit Advanced System Care 15, iTop Screen Recorder 2.1, iTop VPN 3.2, Driver Booster 9, and iTop Screenshot sends HTTP requests in their update procedure in order to download a config file. After downloading the config file, the products will parse the HTTP location of the update from the file and will try to install the update automatically with ADMIN privileges. An attacker Intercepting this communication can supply the product a fake config file with malicious locations for the updates thus gaining a remote code execution on an endpoint.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (51.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 52nd percentile — 51.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- Iobit Advanced System Care — versions 15
- Iobit Driver Booster — versions 9
- Iobit Itop Screen Recorder — versions 2.1
- Iobit Itop Screenshot
- Iobit Itop Vpn — versions 3.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Not Applicable)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/tomerpeled92/CVE/ (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-24140?
- CVE-2022-24140 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Iobit Advanced System Care, classified under Download of Code Without Integrity Check. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2022-07-06.
- How severe is CVE-2022-24140?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-24140 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.