CVE-2022-1256 (GCVE-0-2022-1256)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-04-14 13:45 – Updated: 2024-08-02 23:55
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Improper Privilege Management in McAfee Agent for Windows
Summary
A local privilege escalation vulnerability in MA for Windows prior to 5.7.6 allows a local low privileged user to gain system privileges through running the repair functionality. Temporary file actions were performed on the local user's %TEMP% directory with System privileges through manipulation of symbolic links.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CWE
- CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=conten… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McAfee,LLC | McAfee Agent for Windows |
Affected:
unspecified , < 5.7.6
(custom)
|
guessed |
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