CVE-2022-27167
Arbitrary File Deletion in ESET products for Windows
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- ESET
Description
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.
Timeline
ID reserved
By ESET
- 57 days later
· 57 days later
Published
- 2 years later
· 2 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESETCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | High7.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.19% · top 91% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.1.
Weakness
Affected products
ESET, spol. s r.o. · ESET NOD32 Antivirus
- affected 11.2 – < 15.1.12.0
ESET, spol. s r.o. · ESET Internet Security
- affected 11.2 – < 15.1.12.0
ESET, spol. s r.o. · ESET Smart Security Premium
- affected 11.2 – < 15.1.12.0
ESET, spol. s r.o. · ESET Endpoint Antivirus
- affected 6.0 – < 9.0.2046.0
ESET, spol. s r.o. · ESET Endpoint Security
- affected 6.0 – < 9.0.2046.0
ESET, spol. s r.o. · ESET Server Security for Microsoft Windows Server
- affected 8.0 – < 9.0.12012.0
ESET, spol. s r.o. · ESET File Security for Microsoft Windows Server
- affected 6.0 8.0.12013.0
ESET, spol. s r.o. · ESET Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange Server
- affected 6.0 – < 8.0.10020.0
ESET, spol. s r.o. · ESET Mail Security for IBM Domino
- affected 6.0 – < 8.0.14011.0
ESET, spol. s r.o. · ESET Security for Microsoft SharePoint Server
- affected 6.0 – < 8.0.15009.0
References (1)
- https://support.eset.com/en/ca8268 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2022-27167)Record last updated .