# CVE-2022-34008: Privilege escalation in n/a

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

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Jun 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jx54-6487-2fhh

## 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 (Improper Link Resolution Before File Access)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-34008?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2019-3969](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3969/): Privilege escalation in Comodo Antivirus (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2019-14270](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14270/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2019-3970](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3970/): Missing authorization in Comodo Antivirus (medium 5.5)
- [CVE-2019-3971](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3971/): Null dereference in Comodo Antivirus (medium 5.5)
- [CVE-2019-3972](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3972/): Denial of service in Comodo Antivirus (medium 5.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-34008 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34008/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34008/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-34008
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-34008
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-34008

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34008/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.