PT-2022-27023 · Mcafee · Mcafee Total Protection

Published 2022-11-22 · Updated 2025-04-29 · CVE-2022-43751

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions McAfee Total Protection versions prior to 16.0.49

Description The issue is related to an uncontrolled search path element vulnerability. This vulnerability is due to the use of a variable pointing to a subdirectory that may be controllable by an unprivileged user. As a result, it may have allowed the unprivileged user to execute arbitrary code with system privileges.

Recommendations For versions prior to 16.0.49, update to version 16.0.49 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to sensitive subdirectories to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-427

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-43751

Affected Products

Mcafee Total Protection

References · 6

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-43751 · Vendor Advisory
• https://mcafee.com/support/?articleId=TS103348&page=shell&shell=article-view · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-43751 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/38278 · Telegram Post
• https://mcafee.com · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/120146 · Telegram Post