Vulnerability in Quickheal Total Security
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.
EPSS: 0.002 (5.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.9 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Quickheal Total_security
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-31466?
- CVE-2022-31466 is a high-severity vulnerability in Quickheal Total Security, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.9/10. Published 2022-05-23.
- How severe is CVE-2022-31466?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.9 out of 10.