CVE-2022-31467 DLL Hijacking Vulnerability in Quick Heal Total Security
A local attacker can achieve privilege escalation and execute arbitrary code via DLL hijacking in Quick Heal Total Security due to insecure DLL loading practices.
- 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-2022-31467?
CVE-2022-31467 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
A DLL hijacking vulnerability in the installed for Quick Heal Total Security prior to 12.1.1.27 allows a local attacker to achieve privilege escalation, leading to execution of arbitrary code, via the installer not restricting the search path for required DLLs and then not verifying the signature of the DLLs it tries to load.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-31467?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Quickheal Total Security.
How do I fix CVE-2022-31467?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-31467 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-31467 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-31467 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jhv9-9wc2-f5gg.