Skip to content
Fencer Vulns
high 7.1

CVE-2022-27167 json

Arbitrary File Deletion in ESET products for Windows

published 2022-05-10 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-31703

cvss
7.1
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 8%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Privilege escalation vulnerability in Windows products of ESET, spol. s r.o. allows attacker to exploit "Repair" and "Uninstall" features what may lead to arbitrary file deletion. This issue affects: ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET NOD32 Antivirus 11.2 versions prior to 15.1.12.0. ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Internet Security 11.2 versions prior to 15.1.12.0. ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Smart Security Premium 11.2 versions prior to 15.1.12.0. ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Endpoint Antivirus 6.0 versions prior to 9.0.2046.0. ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Endpoint Security 6.0 versions prior to 9.0.2046.0. ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Server Security for Microsoft Windows Server 8.0 versions prior to 9.0.12012.0. ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET File Security for Microsoft Windows Server 8.0.12013.0. ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange Server 6.0 versions prior to 8.0.10020.0. ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Mail Security for IBM Domino 6.0 versions prior to 8.0.14011.0. ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Security for Microsoft SharePoint Server 6.0 versions prior to 8.0.15009.0.

Patch / fix

  • ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET NOD32 Antivirus 15.1.12.0
  • ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Internet Security 15.1.12.0
  • ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Smart Security Premium 15.1.12.0
  • ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Endpoint Antivirus 8.0.2053.0, 8.1.2050.0, 9.0.2046.0
  • ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Endpoint Security 8.0.2053.0, 8.1.2050.0, 9.0.2046.0
  • ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Server Security for Microsoft Windows Server 9.0.12012.0
  • ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange Server 8.0.10020.0
  • ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Mail Security for IBM Domino 8.0.14011.0
  • ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Security for Microsoft SharePoint Server 8.0.15009.0

Exploit prediction

0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 8% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 3.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET NOD32 Antivirus
  • ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Internet Security
  • ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Smart Security Premium
  • ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Endpoint Antivirus
  • ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Endpoint Security
  • ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Server Security for Microsoft Windows Server
  • ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET File Security for Microsoft Windows Server
  • ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange Server
  • ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Mail Security for IBM Domino
  • ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Security for Microsoft SharePoint Server

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-280 Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges
  • CWE-755 Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.