CVE-2024-48293
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIncorrect access control in QuickHeal Antivirus Pro 24.1.0.182 and earlier allows authenticated attackers with low-level privileges to arbitrarily modify antivirus settings.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceQuickHeal Antivirus Pro versions 24.1.0.182 and earlier contain an incorrect access control vulnerability that allows authenticated users with low-level privileges to modify antivirus settings that should be restricted to administrators. This authorization flaw enables privilege escalation where standard users can alter security configurations intended to be controlled only by privileged accounts.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify QuickHeal Antivirus Pro versionOpen the QuickHeal application and navigate to Help > About, or right-click the QuickHeal system tray icon and select About. Alternatively, check the installed programs list in Windows Settings or the program directory for version information.Affected if The installed version is 24.1.0.182 or any earlier version.
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Confirm user account types on the systemOpen Computer Management > Local Users and Groups > Users, or run 'net user' in Command Prompt to list all user accounts on the system.Affected if The system has more than one user account, including standard or low-privilege accounts alongside administrator accounts.
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Identify privilege levels for non-admin usersUse the command 'net user [username]' for each standard account to check their group membership, or open Control Panel > User Accounts to view account types.Affected if Standard or low-privilege user accounts exist that are not members of the Administrators group.
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Test access to QuickHeal administrative settingsLog in as a non-administrator user and attempt to modify QuickHeal settings such as scan options, update settings, or firewall configuration that are typically restricted to administrators.Affected if A low-privilege user can successfully modify antivirus settings that should be admin-only, indicating the access control vulnerability is present.
A user is affected if QuickHeal Antivirus Pro version 24.1.0.182 or earlier is installed AND the system contains non-administrator accounts that can successfully access or modify admin-restricted antivirus settings.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply the vendor-supplied patch when available. Until then, restrict low-privilege user access to systems running QuickHeal Antivirus Pro and monitor for unauthorized configuration changes.
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