CVE-2022-31467

HIGH
Published May 23, 20224y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
7.3 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published May 23, 2022 4y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.3
Exploitability
1.3
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

No active exploitation signals — not in CISA KEV and no EPSS score yet.

Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-427

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
quickhealtotal_security* <12.1.1.27

References 1

  • softwaresec001.wordpress.com https://softwaresec001.wordpress.com/2022/05/13/dll-hijack-vulnerability-fixed-in-quick-heal-total-security/
    Third Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.