Privilege Escalation in McAfee Safe Connect by Loading Arbitrary DLLs

CVE-2023-40352

Summary

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.

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