CVE-2022-31466 TOCTOU Vulnerability in Quick Heal Total Security
Local attackers can exploit a race condition in Quick Heal Total Security to escalate privileges and delete system files by replacing malicious files with symlinks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-31466?
CVE-2022-31466 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 May 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-31466?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Quickheal Total Security.
How do I fix CVE-2022-31466?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-31466 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-31466 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-31466 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2gxp-7297-pp9h.