CVE-2022-1256— Improper Privilege Management in McAfee Agent for Windows
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2022-1256
Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
Improper Privilege Management in McAfee Agent for Windows
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
A local privilege escalation vulnerability in MA for Windows prior to 5.7.6 allows a local low privileged user to gain system privileges through running the repair functionality. Temporary file actions were performed on the local user's %TEMP% directory with System privileges through manipulation of symbolic links.
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
特权管理不恰当
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Title
McAfee Agent 后置链接漏洞
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 for Windows 5.7.6 之前存在安全漏洞，该漏洞允许本地低权限用户通过运行修复功能获得系统权限。通过操纵符号链接，以系统权限对本地用户的 %TEMP% 目录执行临时文件操作。
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 ~ 5.7.6 | - |
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- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10382x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1256
Same Patch Batch · McAfee,LLC · 2022-04-14 · 3 CVEs total
| CVE-2022-1258 | 8.4 HIGH | SQL injection vulnerability in McAfee Agent's ePO extension |
| CVE-2022-1257 | 6.1 MEDIUM | Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature by McAfee Agent |
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