CVE-2022-1256 HIGH

CVE-2022-1256: Improper Privilege Management in McAfee Agent for Windows

Vendor Mcafee,Llc
Product McAfee Agent for Windows
Weakness CWE-269
Published April 14, 2022
Last update August 2, 2024

CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 14, 2022 CVE published
August 2, 2024 Record updated