Is CVE-2022-24140 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2022-24140 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2022-24140 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2022-24140 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-24140?

CVE-2022-24140 has a CVSS score of 6.6 (MEDIUM).

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MEDIUM

CVE-2022-24140

CWE-494Published: July 6, 2022· Updated: Jul 9, 2026

6.6

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

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.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2022-24140 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires high privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 6.6.