Vulnerability Details : 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.
Vulnerability category: Gain privilege
Products affected by CVE-2022-0166
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:agent:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-0166
1.25%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 77 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2022-0166
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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7.2
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HIGH | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
3.9
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10.0
|
NIST | |
|
7.8
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.8
|
5.9
|
NIST | |
|
7.8
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.8
|
5.9
|
McAfee (DEFUNCT) |
CWE ids for CVE-2022-0166
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The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2022-0166
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https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/287178
VU#287178 - McAfee Agent for Windows is vulnerable to privilege escalation due to OPENSSLDIR locationThird Party Advisory;US Government Resource
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https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10378
Security Bulletin - McAfee Agent update fixes two vulnerabilities (CVE-2021-31854, CVE-2022-0166)Vendor Advisory
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