CVE-2022-24618

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-03-10 · updated 2026-07-09
Weakness: CWE-281

Description

Heimdal.Wizard.exe installer in Heimdal Premium Security 2.5.395 and earlier has insecure permissions, which allows unprivileged local users to elevate privileges to SYSTEM via the "Browse For Folder" window accessible by triggering a "Repair" on the MSI package located in C:\Windows\Installer.

Affected products

Heimdalsecurity Heimdal Premium Security: before 2.5.398 — fixed in 2.5.398

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Heimdalsecurity Heimdal Premium Security 2.5.398. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://support.heimdalsecurity.com/hc/en-us/articles/4425942979473-2-5-398-PROD-and-2-5-401-RC
https://support.heimdalsecurity.com/hc/en-us/articles/4425942979473-2-5-398-PROD-and-2-5-401-RC

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