PT-2022-16765 · Heimdal · Heimdal Premium Security

Published 2022-03-09 · Updated 2022-03-16 · CVE-2022-24618

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Heimdal Premium Security versions 2.5.395 and earlier

Description The issue concerns insecure permissions in the Heimdal.Wizard.exe installer. This allows unprivileged local users to elevate privileges to SYSTEM. The exploitation is possible via the "Browse For Folder" window, which can be accessed by triggering a "Repair" on the MSI package located in C:WindowsInstaller.

Recommendations For Heimdal Premium Security versions 2.5.395 and earlier, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Improper Preservation of Permissions

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-281

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-24618

Affected Products

Heimdal Premium Security

References · 4

• https://support.heimdalsecurity.com/hc/en-us/articles/4425942979473-2-5-398-PROD-and-2-5-401-RC · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-24618 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24618 · Security Note
• http://heimdal.com · Note