CVE-2022-24618

Local SYSTEM escalation via elevated repair dialog

Published Mar 9, 2022 · Updated Jul 9, 2026

Local privilege escalation in Heimdal Premium Security 2.5.395 and earlier allows local users to gain SYSTEM access through MSI repair. The Heimdal.Wizard.exe repair flow exposes a Browse For Folder dialog at SYSTEM integrity and lets that dialog start Command Prompt or PowerShell. A standard Windows user must trigger Repair for the cached MSI package; successful exploitation grants full SYSTEM execution on that host.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.25%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Local privilege escalation in Heimdal Premium Security 2.5.395 and earlier allows local users to gain SYSTEM access through MSI repair. The Heimdal.Wizard.exe repair flow exposes a Browse For Folder dialog at SYSTEM integrity and lets that dialog start Command Prompt or PowerShell. A standard Windows user must trigger Repair for the cached MSI package; successful exploitation grants full SYSTEM execution on that host.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-24618
Published
Mar 9, 2022
Updated
Jul 9, 2026
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-281, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 9, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jul 9, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

Affected buildAffected product and version details are unavailable.

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.2NIST NVDAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-281Improper Preservation of Permissions
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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