Comodo Antivirus 12.2.2.8012 has a quarantine flaw that allows privilege escalation.
Priority LOW 35CWE-59Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Comodo Antivirus 12.2.2.8012 has a quarantine flaw that allows privilege escalation. To escalate privilege, a low-privileged attacker can use an NTFS directory junction to restore a malicious DLL from quarantine into the System32 folder.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00533 45th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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
| 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-2022-34008
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jx54-6487-2fhh
References
More Comodo Antivirus vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-02974 Comodo Antivirus versions up to 12.0.0.6810 are vulnerable to Local Privilege Escalation… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2019-10625 Comodo Antivirus through 12.0.0.6870, Comodo Firewall through 12.0.0.6870, and Comodo… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2019-02978 Out-of-bounds write in Comodo Antivirus CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2019-02977 Out-of-bounds read in Comodo Antivirus CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2019-02976 Comodo Antivirus versions up to 12.0.0.6810 are vulnerable to a local Denial of Service… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2019-02975 Exposure of resource to wrong sphere in Comodo Antivirus CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2022-34008 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-34008 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jx54-6487-2fhh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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