Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in IObit Malware Fighter for Windows
CVE-2022-37771
6.7MEDIUM
Key Information:
- Vendor
Iobit
- Status
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 6 September 2022
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👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC
What is CVE-2022-37771?
IObit Malware Fighter v9.2 for Microsoft Windows is susceptible to a tamper protection vulnerability, enabling authenticated attackers with Administrator rights to manipulate processes within the application. By leveraging this flaw, attackers can escalate their privileges to SYSTEM through specially crafted executables, potentially compromising system integrity and security.
Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)
PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.