CVE-2022-0166
High
Description
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.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductMcafee Agent
PublishedJan 19, 2022
First seenJan 19, 2022
How to fix
Update
- mcafee agent5.7.5 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| mcafee agent | v < 5.7.5 | 5.7.5 |
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