CVE-2022-31466
High
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.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.9
Exploit probability—
ProductQuickheal Total Security
PublishedMay 23, 2022
First seenMay 23, 2022
How to fix
Update
- quickheal total_security12.1.1.27 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| quickheal total_security | v < 12.1.1.27 | 12.1.1.27 |
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