CVE-2022-0166
7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
A privilege escalation vulnerability in the McAfee Agent prior to 5.7.5. McAfee Agent uses openssl.cnf during the build process to specify the OPENSSLDIR variable as a subdirectory within the installation directory. A low privilege user could have created subdirectories and executed arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges by creating the appropriate pathway to the specifically created malicious openssl.cnf file.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| McAfee,LLC | McAfee Agent for Windows | unspecified < 5.7.5 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE- 269: Improper Privilege Management
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
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