CVE-2022-24140

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.

Published: 2022-07-06 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-24140 is rated Moderate Risk (42.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.77%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-24140

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 2.21% 0.77% -1.44%
2 2026-01-31 0.89% 2.21% +1.33%
3 2025-07-07 — 0.89% —

Full EPSS history (19 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-24140

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.6 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 0.7 5.9 [email protected]
6.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 6.8 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-24140

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-24140

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
iobit advanced_system_care 15 cpe:2.3:a:iobit:advanced_system_care:15:*:*:*:free:*:*:*
iobit advanced_system_care 15 cpe:2.3:a:iobit:advanced_system_care:15:*:*:*:pro:*:*:*
iobit driver_booster 9 cpe:2.3:a:iobit:driver_booster:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
iobit itop_screen_recorder 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:iobit:itop_screen_recorder:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
iobit itop_screenshot — cpe:2.3:a:iobit:itop_screenshot:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
iobit itop_vpn 3.2 cpe:2.3:a:iobit:itop_vpn:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-24140

URL Tags
http://advanced.com Not Applicable
http://iobit.com Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/tomerpeled92/CVE/ Third Party Advisory
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