CVE-2022-24618 Privilege escalation in n/a
Unprivileged local users can elevate privileges to SYSTEM by exploiting insecure permissions in the Heimdal Premium Security installer.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-24618?
CVE-2022-24618 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Mar 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Heimdal.Wizard.exe installer in Heimdal Premium Security 2.5.395 and earlier has insecure permissions, which allows unprivileged local users to elevate privileges to SYSTEM via the "Browse For Folder" window accessible by triggering a "Repair" on the MSI package located in C:\Windows\Installer.
Weakness: CWE-281
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-24618?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Heimdalsecurity Heimdal Premium Security.
How do I fix CVE-2022-24618?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-24618 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-24618 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-24618 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-76cf-8m83-6vv8.