CVE detail
CVE-2022-0166
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.
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Buzz score components · mention 13.9 · diversity 11.5 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
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Evidence
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- 24th January– Threat Intelligence ReportCheck Point Research
For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 24th January, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. Top Attacks and Breaches A new cyber-espionage campaign by the Arabic-speaking APT group Molerats (aka Gaza Cybergang) has been targeting victims in the Middle East, specifically high-profile targets in the banking, NGOs and political sectors in […]
vendorresearch.checkpoint.comJan 24, 2022, 1:10 PM McAfee addressed a security flaw in its McAfee Agent software for Windows that allows running arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges. McAfee (now Trellix) has addressed a high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-0166, that resides in McAfee Agent software for Windows. An attacker can exploit this flaw to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges. The McAfee Agent is […]
newssecurityaffairs.comJan 21, 2022, 10:19 PMTwo high-severity vulnerabilities that can be exploited for privilege escalation have been patched in a McAfee enterprise product component.
newswww.securityweek.comJan 21, 2022, 1:13 PM
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