CVE-2022-34008

Published: Jun 21, 2022Modified: Jun 17, 2026

7.8

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Comodo: Antivirus

Comodo

1 product

Antivirus

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Comodo Antivirus	Version 12.2.2.8012

Related CWEs

CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.

References (4)

https://antivirus.comodo.com/

Source: cve@mitre.org

ProductVendor Advisory

https://r0h1rr1m.medium.com/comodo-antivirus-local-privilege-escalation-through-insecure-file-move-476a4601d9b8

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitThird Party Advisory

https://antivirus.comodo.com/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

ProductVendor Advisory

https://r0h1rr1m.medium.com/comodo-antivirus-local-privilege-escalation-through-insecure-file-move-476a4601d9b8

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

ExploitThird Party Advisory

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