CVE-2022-37025

7.8HIGH

Key Information

Vendor
Mcafee
Status
Security Scan Plus
Vendor
CVE Published:
18 August 2022

Summary

An improper privilege management vulnerability in McAfee Security Scan Plus (MSS+) before 4.1.262.1 could allow a local user to modify a configuration file and perform a LOLBin (Living off the land) attack. This could result in the user gaining elevated permissions and being able to execute arbitrary code due to lack of an integrity check of the configuration file.

References

https://www.mcafee.com/en-us/antivirus/mcafee-security-sc...
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https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1218/
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https://www.mcafee.com/support/?articleId=TS103335&page=s...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Collectors

NVD DatabaseMitre Database
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