CVE-2022-34008: comodo antivirus Link Following
CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighModified
Published 21-06-2022Last modified 03-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2022-34008 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Link Following vulnerability in comodo antivirus. EPSS estimates a 0.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
0.53%
0%100%
Low · +0.04 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference
Timeline
- 21-06-2022PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 03-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsHigh 7.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesSingle source
High 7.2Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
0.53%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
44%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.04 pp
From 0.50% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score0.53%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (r0h1rr1m.medium.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Comodo1 product
- antivirus12.2.2.8012
1 vendor · 1 product
References
2 links- r0h1rr1m.medium.com/comodo-antivirus-local-privilege-escalation-through-insecure-file-move-476a4601d9b8X Refsource MISCExploitThird Party Advisory