PT-2022-2523 · Mcafee · Mcafee Agent

Published 2022-04-12 · Updated 2023-06-27 · CVE-2022-1256

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions McAfee Agent versions prior to 5.7.6

Description The issue is related to a local privilege escalation vulnerability that allows a low-privileged user to gain system privileges. This is achieved by exploiting the repair functionality, which performs temporary file actions in the user's %TEMP% directory with System privileges through the manipulation of symbolic links.

Recommendations For versions prior to 5.7.6, update to version 5.7.6 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the repair functionality until a patch is available.

Fix

Improper Privilege Management

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

BDU:2022-02938

CVE-2022-1256

Affected Products

Mcafee Agent

References · 6

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-1256 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1256 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2022-02938 · Security Note
• https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10382 · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/40781 · Telegram Post
• https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10382 · Note