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CVE-2022-37025

Published: Aug 18, 2022Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-269
NVD MITRE
7.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 90.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

An improper privilege management vulnerability in McAfee Security Scan Plus (MSS+) before 4.1.262.1 could allow a local user to modify a configuration file and perform a LOLBin (Living off the land) attack. This could result in the user gaining elevated permissions and being able to execute arbitrary code due to lack of an integrity check of the configuration file.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-269

Affected Products

McAfee Security Scan Plus (MSS+)McAfee Inc.
Mixed
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr
security scan plusmcafeeSecurity Products
n/an/a
mcafee inc.commercialUSSecurity Productsaka mcafee
mcafeecommercialUSSecurity Productsaka mcaee, mcafee security

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://www.mcafee.com/en-us/antivirus/mcafee-security-scan-plus.html
mcafee.com
https://www.mcafee.com/support/?articleId=TS103335&page=shell&shell=article-view
mcafee.com
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-37025
nvd.nist.gov
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Timeline

Published
Aug 18, 2022
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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