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TI-2022-13392 Aliases CVE-2022-31466GHSA-2gxp-7297-pp9h

TOCTOU Vulnerability in Quick Heal Total Security

Priority LOW 34CWE-367Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00159 5th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:quickheal:total_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 12.1.1.27VulnerableQuickheal
  • cpe:2.3:a:quickheal:total_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 12.1.1.27 Vulnerable ·Quickheal

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-31466
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2gxp-7297-pp9h

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2025-42948 A vulnerability exists in Quick Heal Total Security 23.0.0 in the quarantine management… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2017-03127 Stack-based buffer overflow in Quick Heal Internet Security 10.1.0.316 and earlier, Total… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-06285 Quick Heal Internet Security 10.1.0.316, Quick Heal Total Security 10.1.0.316, and Quick… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-06287 Quick Heal Internet Security 10.1.0.316, Quick Heal Total Security 10.1.0.316, and Quick… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-06286 Quick Heal Internet Security 10.1.0.316, Quick Heal Total Security 10.1.0.316, and Quick… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2015-06825 The webssx.sys driver in QuickHeal 16.00 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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