// For flags

CVE-2022-31467

DLL Hijacking Vulnerability in Quick Heal Total Security

Severity Score

7.3
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

Una vulnerabilidad de secuestro de DLL en el instalador de Quick Heal Total Security anterior a la versión 12.1.1.27 permite a un atacante local conseguir una escalada de privilegios, lo que lleva a la ejecución de código arbitrario, a través de que el instalador no restringe la ruta de búsqueda de las DLL necesarias y no verifica la firma de las DLL que intenta cargar

*Credits: Sandeep Kumar Singh
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2022-05-23 CVE Reserved
  • 2022-05-23 CVE Published
  • 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-427: Uncontrolled Search Path Element
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Quickheal
Search vendor "Quickheal"
 Total Security
Search vendor "Quickheal" for product "Total Security"
 < 12.1.1.27
Search vendor "Quickheal" for product "Total Security" and version " < 12.1.1.27"
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Affected