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Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Change History

CWE-367

CWE-367
CWE-59

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     *cpe:2.3:a:quickheal:total_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 12.1.1.27

NIST (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

NIST AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NIST CWE-367

https://softwaresec001.wordpress.com/2022/05/13/privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-quick-heal-total-security/ No Types Assigned

https://softwaresec001.wordpress.com/2022/05/13/privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-quick-heal-total-security/ Third Party Advisory

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.

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.