Privilege Escalation in McAfee Safe Connect by Loading Arbitrary DLLs
CVE-2023-40352

7.2HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Mcafee
Status
Safe Connect
Vendor
CVE Published:
21 August 2023

What is CVE-2023-40352?

McAfee Safe Connect, specifically versions before 2.16.1.126, is susceptible to a vulnerability that enables an adversary with system privileges to perform privilege escalation. This is achieved by exploiting the ability to load arbitrary DLLs, which poses a significant security risk allowing malicious actors to execute unauthorized commands or gain higher access rights within the system.

References

https://www.mcafee.com/en-us/consumer-corporate/mcafee-la...
https://www.mcafee.com/support/?articleId=TS103462&page=s...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.2
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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