CVE-2022-37025

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 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 LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1218/	Not Applicable
https://www.mcafee.com/en-us/antivirus/mcafee-security-scan-plus.html	Product
https://www.mcafee.com/support/?articleId=TS103335&page=shell&shell=article-view	Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:security_scan_plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2022-08-18 13:15

Updated : 2022-08-19 15:09

NVD link : CVE-2022-37025

Mitre link : CVE-2022-37025

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-37025

JSON object : View

Products Affected

mcafee

security_scan_plus

CWE

CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management

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