IOBit Advanced System Care (Asc.exe) 15 and Action Download Center both download…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-552.
Summary
IOBit Advanced System Care (Asc.exe) 15 and Action Download Center both download components of IOBit suite into ProgramData folder, ProgramData folder has "rwx" permissions for unprivileged users. Low privilege users can use SetOpLock to wait for CreateProcess and switch the genuine component with a malicious executable thus gaining code execution as a high privilege user (Low Privilege -> high integrity ADMIN).
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-24138
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7xrv-jv66-7q59
References
Advisory 1
More IObit Advanced Systemcare vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-11962 IObit Advanced SystemCare, which includes Monitor_win10_x64.sys or Monitor_win7_x64.sys… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-08246 The AscRegistryFilter.sys kernel driver in IObit Advanced SystemCare 13.2 allows an… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2021-20354 A Use after Free vulnerability exists in IOBit Advanced SystemCare 15 pro via requests… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2018-11964 IObit Advanced SystemCare, which includes Monitor_win10_x64.sys or Monitor_win7_x64.sys… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2020-11789 IOBit Advanced SystemCare Free 13.5.0.263 allows local users to gain privileges for file… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2018-11963 IObit Advanced SystemCare, which includes Monitor_win10_x64.sys or Monitor_win7_x64.sys… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2022-24138 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-24138 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7xrv-jv66-7q59 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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