CVE-2022-31466

TOCTOU Vulnerability in Quick Heal Total Security

Published May 23, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 7.9 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-52930 Quick Heal Total Security before 12.1.1.27 has a TOCTOU race condition that leads to privilege escalation. It may follow a symlink that was created after a malware check.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 3, 2024, 7:19 AM
Reserved
May 23, 2022, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 23, 2022, 7:16 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:45 AM