CVE-2022-24140
MediumCVSS 6.6Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk49th percentile - higher than 49% of all known CVEs
Summary
IObit products (Advanced System Care 15, iTop Screen Recorder 2.1, iTop VPN 3.2, Driver Booster 9, iTop Screenshot) use unencrypted HTTP connections to download configuration files during updates. An attacker can intercept this traffic and supply a malicious config file pointing to fake update locations, leading to remote code execution with administrative privileges.
Risk Assessment
The organization risks full compromise of workstations running the vulnerable software. An attacker can gain complete system control, install malware, or exfiltrate sensitive data.
Recommendation
Immediately update all listed IObit products to the latest patched versions. Additionally, enforce the use of HTTPS for all update communications where possible.
Other vulnerabilities in IObit Advanced System Care
See all- CVE-2022-24139High
In IOBit Advanced System Care (AscService.exe) version 15, an attacker with SEImpersonatePrivilege can create a named pipe with the same name as one of ASCService's pipes. During login, the service first tries to connect before creating the pipe, allowing the attacker to intercept the connection and escalate privileges.
- CVE-2022-24138High
A vulnerability in IOBit Advanced System Care 15 and Action Download Center allows low-privileged users to replace a genuine component with a malicious executable in the ProgramData folder, which has "rwx" permissions for all users. By using SetOpLock and waiting for CreateProcess, an attacker can achieve code execution with administrator privileges.
Original NVD description (English source)
IOBit Advanced System Care 15, iTop Screen Recorder 2.1, iTop VPN 3.2, Driver Booster 9, and iTop Screenshot sends HTTP requests in their update procedure in order to download a config file. After downloading the config file, the products will parse the HTTP location of the update from the file and will try to install the update automatically with ADMIN privileges. An attacker Intercepting this communication can supply the product a fake config file with malicious locations for the updates thus gaining a remote code execution on an endpoint.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS