CVE-2022-0280 HIGH

CVE-2022-0280: McAfee Total Protection (MTP) - File Deletion vulnerability

Vendor Mcafee
Product McAfee Total Protection for Windows
Weakness CWE-367
Published March 10, 2022
Last update August 2, 2024

CVSS base score

7.5/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A race condition vulnerability exists in the QuickClean feature of McAfee Total Protection for Windows prior to 16.0.43 that allows a local user to gain privilege elevation and perform an arbitrary file delete. This could lead to sensitive files being deleted and potentially cause denial of service. This attack exploits the way symlinks are created and how the product works with them.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 10, 2022 CVE published
August 2, 2024 Record updated