CVE-2022-1824 HIGH

CVE-2022-1824: McAfee MCPR privilege escalation

Vendor Mcafee,Llc
Product McAfee Consumer Product Removal Tool
Weakness CWE-427
Published June 20, 2022
Last update August 3, 2024

CVSS base score

7.9/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality None
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

An uncontrolled search path vulnerability in McAfee Consumer Product Removal Tool prior to version 10.4.128 could allow a local attacker to perform a sideloading attack by using a specific file name. This could result in the user gaining elevated permissions and being able to execute arbitrary code as there were insufficient checks on the executable being signed by McAfee.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

June 20, 2022 CVE published
August 3, 2024 Record updated