IOBit Advanced System Care 15, iTop Screen Recorder 2.1, iTop VPN 3.2, Driver Booster 9…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Code execution
- 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-494.
Summary
IOBit Advanced System Care 15, iTop Screen Recorder 2.1, iTop VPN 3.2, Driver Booster 9, and iTop Screenshot sends HTTP requests in their update procedure in order to download a config file. After downloading the config file, the products will parse the HTTP location of the update from the file and will try to install the update automatically with ADMIN privileges. An attacker Intercepting this communication can supply the product a fake config file with malicious locations for the updates thus gaining a remote code execution on an endpoint.
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
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:iobit:advanced_system_care:15:*:*:*:free:*:*:* | 15 | Vulnerable | IObit |
| cpe:2.3:a:iobit:advanced_system_care:15:*:*:*:pro:*:*:* | 15 | Vulnerable | IObit |
| cpe:2.3:a:iobit:driver_booster:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9 | Vulnerable | IObit |
| cpe:2.3:a:iobit:itop_screen_recorder:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1 | Vulnerable | IObit |
| cpe:2.3:a:iobit:itop_screenshot:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | IObit |
| cpe:2.3:a:iobit:itop_vpn:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2 | Vulnerable | IObit |
- cpe:2.3:a:iobit:advanced_system_care:15:*:*:*:free:*:*:* Versions 15 Vulnerable ·IObit
- cpe:2.3:a:iobit:advanced_system_care:15:*:*:*:pro:*:*:* Versions 15 Vulnerable ·IObit
- cpe:2.3:a:iobit:driver_booster:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9 Vulnerable ·IObit
- cpe:2.3:a:iobit:itop_screen_recorder:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·IObit
- cpe:2.3:a:iobit:itop_screenshot:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·IObit
- cpe:2.3:a:iobit:itop_vpn:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2 Vulnerable ·IObit
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-24140
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hc5p-pw4x-wpq8
References
Advisory 1
More IObit Advanced System Care vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-09231 IObit Advanced SystemCare 10.0.2 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
- TI-2022-08081 In IOBit Advanced System Care (AscService.exe) 15, an attacker with… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-24140 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-24140 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hc5p-pw4x-wpq8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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