CVE-2022-1823CWE-269

McAfee MCPR privilege escalation

High · published June 20, 2022

CVSS v3.1
7.9
EPSS
0%
Percentile
16.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Improper privilege management vulnerability in McAfee Consumer Product Removal Tool prior to version 10.4.128 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, through not correctly checking the integrity of the configuration file.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.9 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00260 · 16.8th percentile
Weakness
CWE-269 · Improper Privilege Management
Published
2022-06-20T10:15Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 20 JUN 10:15Z
    McAfee MCPR privilege escalation
    cvelistv5