CVE-2022-34008 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

A low-privileged attacker can escalate privileges by using an NTFS directory junction to restore a malicious DLL from quarantine into the System32 folder.

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-2022-34008?

CVE-2022-34008 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Jun 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Comodo Antivirus 12.2.2.8012 has a quarantine flaw that allows privilege escalation. To escalate privilege, a low-privileged attacker can use an NTFS directory junction to restore a malicious DLL from quarantine into the System32 folder.

Weakness: CWE-59

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-34008?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Comodo Antivirus.

How do I fix CVE-2022-34008?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-34008 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-34008 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-34008 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jx54-6487-2fhh.

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