CVE-2022-0166— Privilege escalation vulnerability in McAfee Agent
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2022-0166
Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
Privilege escalation vulnerability in McAfee Agent
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability 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.
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Title
Mcafee Agent 代码问题漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Mcafee McAfee Agent（MA）是美国迈克菲（Mcafee）公司的一套提供了ePolicy Orchestrator（杀毒软件管理平台）与被管理产品之间的安全通信的客户端组件。 McAfee Agent 5.7.5之前版本存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于McAfee Agent在构建过程中使用openssl.cnf将OPENSSLDIR变量指定为安装目录中的子目录。低权限用户可以通过创建特定创建的恶意openssl.cnf文件的适当路径，创建子目录并使用SYSTEM权限执行任意代码。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions | CPE | Subscribe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McAfee,LLC | McAfee Agent for Windows | unspecified ~ 5.7.5 | - |
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- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10378x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0166
IV. Related Vulnerabilities
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