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CVE-2022-0280

McAfee Total Protection (MTP) - File Deletion vulnerability

Published: Mar 10, 2022Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-367
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 76.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:HPR:LUI:NS:CC:NI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-367

Affected Products

McAfee Total ProtectionMcAfee Inc.
Mixed
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr
McAfee Total Protection for WindowsMcAfeeSecurity Products
windowsmicrosoft
OS
Operating Systems / windows
mcafee inc.commercialUSSecurity Productsaka mcafee
mcafeecommercialUSSecurity Productsaka mcaee, mcafee security
microsoftcommercialUSOperating Systems

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0280
nvd.nist.gov
https://service.mcafee.com/?articleId=TS103271&page=shell&shell=article-view
service.mcafee.com
https://service.mcafee.com/?articleId=TS103271&page=shell&shell=article-view
service.mcafee.com

Timeline

Published
Mar 10, 2022
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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