What is CVE-2022-31464?

CVE-2022-31464 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adaware Protect, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-06-16.

How severe is CVE-2022-31464?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Adaware Protect

CVE-2022-31464

Insecure permissions configuration in Adaware Protect v1.2.439.4251 allows attackers to escalate privileges via changing the service binary path.

Published 2022-06-16 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (27.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 28th percentile — 27.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Adaware Protect — versions 1.2.439.4251

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

www.adaware.com/ (Product)
r0h1rr1m.medium.com/adaware-protect-local-privilege-escalation-through-insecure… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-31464?: CVE-2022-31464 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adaware Protect, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-06-16.
How severe is CVE-2022-31464?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.