CVE-2022-43751

McAfee Total Protection prior to version 16.0.49 contains an uncontrolled search path element vulnerability due to the use of a variable pointing to a subdirectory that may be controllable by an unprivileged user. This may have allowed the unprivileged user to execute arbitrary code with system privileges.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://mcafee.com	Product
https://www.mcafee.com/support/?articleId=TS103348&page=shell&shell=article-view	Vendor Advisory
https://mcafee.com	Product
https://www.mcafee.com/support/?articleId=TS103348&page=shell&shell=article-view	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:total_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 07:27

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://mcafee.com - Product~~	() https://mcafee.com - Product
References	~~() https://www.mcafee.com/support/?articleId=TS103348&page=shell&shell=article-view - Vendor Advisory~~	() https://www.mcafee.com/support/?articleId=TS103348&page=shell&shell=article-view - Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2022-11-23 00:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 07:27

NVD link : CVE-2022-43751

Mitre link : CVE-2022-43751

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-43751

JSON object : View

Products Affected

mcafee

total_protection

CWE

CWE-427

Uncontrolled Search Path Element

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