CVE-2022-31466
mediumpriority · track · 28EPSS 0.002 · 5 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.4–7.9
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affected products (2)
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references (5)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-31466/cnnvd
- https://softwaresec001.wordpress.com/2022/05/13/privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-quick-heal-total-security/cnnvd
- https://www.quickheal.com/quick-heal-total-security/Patchcnnvd
- https://softwaresec001.wordpress.com/2022/05/13/privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-quick-heal-total-security/enisa_euvd
- https://softwaresec001.wordpress.com/2022/05/13/privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-quick-heal-total-security/Third Party Advisorynvd
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