What is CVE-2022-37771?

CVE-2022-37771 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Iobit Malware_fighter, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2022-09-06.

How severe is CVE-2022-37771?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Iobit Malware_fighter

CVE-2022-37771

IObit Malware Fighter v9.2 for Microsoft Windows lacks tamper protection, allowing authenticated attackers with Administrator privileges to modify processes within the application and escalate privileges to SYSTEM via a crafted executable.

EPSS: 0.004 (31.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Iobit Malware_fighter — versions 9.2
Microsoft Windows
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-37771?: CVE-2022-37771 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Iobit Malware_fighter, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2022-09-06.
How severe is CVE-2022-37771?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.